For all the things I have done here
I know something bad is coming my way
And we all fall short but
There's some mistakes that you just can't make
2 dead out in Metairie
She said, "I'm sorry, I couldn't see his face"
And another on the interstate
His head hit the wheel and he swerved through the lanes
Do you believe this is all that we're for?
Shotgun lying on the side of the bed
Baby, do you believe this is all that we are?
They said, "It must have been the I-10 Sniper again"
It's a great big sky tonight
Wounds made so light can show
The first one hits the tire
The next one hits your bone
I can see the great bird flying
Up to the high rise across from the lake
Wrap your last chance around me
Between the silence, intrusions of grace
One on the 610 exit
One from the parish and one from Tremé
One, a Gentilly baby
One from the 9th ward, they never got her name
I know there's a big day coming
Somewhere in the hotel he sits and he waits
Waiting for the path to stay open
Waiting for New Orleans to show him the way
Do you believe this is all that we're for?
Shotgun lying on the side of the bed
Baby, do you believe this is all that we are?
They said, "It must have been the I-10 Sniper again"
Say my prayer to keep me calm
I ain't gonna worry all night long
Save that shot for someone strong
I'm just a kid that it's wasted on
Wash my hands in lye water
I've got a date with the captain's daughter
You can go and tell your brother
We sure gonna love one another, oh yeah
They said, "It must have been the I-10 Sniper again"
And again
Oh, oh, oh