I thought I heard gunshots last night Underneath the broken streetlight Back when this was the bad part of town All off-track betting joints and dive bars Rent was cheap and it was well worth it You called me up long-distance last night To talk around the problem and fight I wish there was something much better left to say But guys like you, You know you can't really have friends You save it all I drove North until it got cold Where the deer all wait by the sides of the road Waiting for just the right chance to jump 'Cause safety lies over the next hill, always I hope we get it right I hope we get it right