seventeen years in the city. static clinging to the ceiling. never did I think it would come to this. (outcome is different than I expected). never did I think it would come to this. (outcome is different than I expected). bright cops and cheerleaders. eyebrows painted on their heads. a mouthfull of rotting cavities. drinking coca-cola in the street. never did I think it would come to this. (outcome is different than i expected). never did I think it would come to this. (outcome is different than I expected). shot in the leg. shot in the leg. my leg is a bone. nobody home. my hand is a wire. the skies are fire. the drums are beating. pistols and jeans. left for dead. left for dead. left for dead. dead as a fly.