Prefab Sprout – Jesse James Symphony Lyrics

Jesse james is running and he'll never be at rest
?til the day they fold his arms across his chest
He's a long way from the cradle
And his ma's authority
But it only seems a minute
Since he stood over his bed
And she tried to tell him something
Now what the hell was it she said ? ? ?
Jesse james is thinking of the breaks he never had
And the gene that cursed his blood group rhesus-bad
Jesse james lived money
His account was in the black
?til the day he stopped a bullet with his back
Well the zip cose may read vegas
But the heart beats tupelo
And a footstep is such a small thing
That it's neither here nor there
?til you string those steps together
And find home is way back, way back where ?
Jesse james was never
Part of lifes great symphony
All he heard were penny whistles out of key
Jesse james he promised :
"i will never die afraid"
That boy perjured every vow he ever made