Michael Jerling
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Dirty Little War
c2000 by Michael JerlingFrom the album Little Movies
Dirty Little War © 2000 Michael Jerling If I’m stuck in a nursing home This would do quite well But the paintings and plants Can’t disguise the urine smell As I step off the elevator On the second floor There to visit a friend When a man pulls me in his door The old man had piercing eyes And snow white hair In his English tweeds He sat tall in his wheelchair And he said I’m sure you know What you’ve come here for Another dangerous day In a dirty little war Before I could protest he said “No time for talk I have your forged documents And ten thousand East German marks” As he pushed the envelope Into my hand He said, “Control assures me You are the very man” From Berlin to Saigon Athens to Hong Kong Your reputation precedes you The nurse pushed in and said “You’d better go” Her needle flashed I dashed for the stairway door As I pulled from the parking lot I felt a rush of fear There was a black Mercedes Benz In my rear view mirror I took the curve on two wheels As my mini van engine roared Another dangerous day In a dirty little war Another dangerous day In a dirty little war Michael Jerling - guitar, harmonica, keyboard, vocals Tony Markellis - acoustic bass Danny Whelchel - percussion
