Neil Young - Carmichael Lyrics
A silk scarf and a napkinHidden in a drawerTwo hundred bucks in an envelopeLabeled Lenore'"Maybe she shouldn't see this.She should never know,"Said the widow's best friend, Ann,"I'll just take it and go.""I'll give her the money laterSay it was in his shoeThat way she'll never find outThat'll do.""Carmichael was a credit to the forceIn everything he did.It's like we got a big hole in our sideWhere he fit."If any of you officersWould like to say a word,Now would be the timeTo be heard.""Well, thank you, Chief, I sure would.Carmichael was a partner of mine.He was always very careful.And he played it straight down the line."One by one, the officers spokeAnd the service came to a closeHe had no living relatives but his wifeAnd she never showedShe just couldn't face the menThey all understoodThey got in their carsAnd drove home as directly as they could"Carmichael, you *****,"the new widow sobbed beneath her veil"Shot down in the line of dutyIs that how justice never fails?""I wish that things were betterWhen we said goodbye todayBut we had our share of good times thoughAlong the way."Remember, hey Mr. Las Vegas,You used to be so coolWe met Wayne Newton down at Pebble BeachAnd you acted like a fool?"We just couldn't stop laughingIt seemed so funny to usWe left our luggage back in the hotelAnd almost missed the bus."That was a great vacationMaybe the best of allBut God damn it, Carmichael, you're dead nowAnd I'm talkin' to the wall."The force got back to normalCarmichael was replacedFor one year nobody parked a carIn Carmichael's space.
