DEATH OF A CUB REPORTER

They took her off of lithium and put her on the street
she fell down in delirium and landed on her feet
and me a cub reporter on a nothing-happening beat
when I saw her
She loved without illusion and she killed without remorse
I covered mostly weddings, the occasional divorce
and then I saw her
yes, I saw her

And now I know...
I know I'll never be the same
I just wanna hold her
but she's being held for questioning
but she won't be held to blame
no, she won't be held to blame

Brewster at the city desk quickly sat me down
hit me with the headline, said the rumor's going around
I said I saw her
but any correlation is pure speculation
I resigned.
He turned it down.

And now I know...
I know I'll never be the same

I snuck back to my lonely room
to watch the afternoon cartoons
when pounding like a leaky faucet
heartbeat coming from my closet
clearly this can't really be
the murderer's in custody
Lord, set me free

and now I know...
I know I'll never be the same
I just want to be her friend
but she's at large again
and Sgt. Benson
thinks that I'm to blame
but I won't be held to blame

Can't afford no legal fees but I don't speak no legalese
no mumbo-jumbo habeas
well, maybe no, maybe yes
we been through this twenty times
there's lots of holes but there ain't no crimes
I saw her
I just saw her
Jury thinks they found me out
beyond a reasonable doubt
please put me in a doctor's care
I'll take the couch, forget the chair
I saw her
can't you understand I simply saw her??