Rain on Elm Street

Lyrics

Verse 1
I badge the door at dawn
With a hand that never shakes
But my pocket’s full of rot
And my pulse is full of ache

Rain on Elm Street
Paints the tires black
Three shots in the weather
And the night won’t give ’em back

Pre-Chorus
Mayor’s got a clean white grin
Blood on a cufflink line
Witness seen near the canal
Then he vanished out of time

Chorus
Three shots in the rain
Three shots in the rain
Who pulled that trigger
And who took the name?
Three shots in the rain
Three shots in the rain
The truth got wet
And it won’t come back the same (same)

Verse 2
I’ve been chasing my own ruin
Through the pawn shop glow
Needle marks like tiny roads
Where the cold winds go

Every clue is bent and bruised
Every door is half-unsealed
Found a note in a coat pocket
All it said was “keep it sealed”

Pre-Chorus
Mayor’s got a clean white grin
Hands too soft to stain
Witness left his Sunday shoes
By the river in the rain

Chorus
Three shots in the rain
Three shots in the rain
Who pulled that trigger
And who took the name?
Three shots in the rain
Three shots in the rain
The truth got wet
And it won’t come back the same (same)

Bridge
If I was sober
Maybe I’d see straight
Maybe I’d lock my demons
Out past the station gate

But my hands keep trembling
When the file snaps shut
And the missing man’s shadow
Keeps staring from the mud

Final Chorus
Three shots in the rain
Three shots in the rain
Who pulled that trigger
And who took the name?
Three shots in the rain
Three shots in the rain
The truth got wet
And it won’t come back the same (same)