[00:17.97]He gambles on the Sabbath
[00:19.64]He's pulling at the mane
[00:21.77]He thrashes on the horse's back
[00:23.96]Ambition is a bloody game
[00:26.33]Horse doesn't want to jump
[00:28.14]The river looks too wide
[00:29.88]Well he faces every hurdle
[00:31.81]With a nervous state of mind
[00:35.25]"Stay with me, breathe deeply
[00:39.06]take three paces back
[00:40.56]turn and make a full attack"
[00:43.05]The gods are laughing
[00:44.48]And they're tugging at the reins
[00:46.48]But he's taken to his wings
[00:48.67]And they hit the bank
[00:50.23]Heaven may stone him
[00:52.98]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[00:56.10]
[00:58.54]Heaven may stone him
[01:01.28]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[01:03.84]
[01:15.20]His finger's on the trigger
[01:16.95]His eye is on the clock
[01:19.07]He doesn't give the game away
[01:21.56]And quickly fires the bullets off
[01:23.50]Six hearts cut short
[01:25.43]Still dreaming they're alive
[01:27.37]Run'round in dusty circles
[01:29.43]Like an absent state of mind
[01:32.61]Who hunter? Who victim?
[01:35.79]God love America
[01:37.92]He surely doesn't love him
[01:40.22]Hitching out of nowhere
[01:41.92]Lands in traffic knee deep
[01:44.12]A chance to stave the morning off
[01:45.93]And get some sleep
[01:47.42]Heaven may stone him
[01:50.31]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[01:52.87]
[01:55.68]Heaven may stone him
[01:58.56]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[02:00.99]
[02:50.85]He wears a crucifix
[02:52.22]His mother left to him
[02:54.09]It's wrapped in chains around his heart
[02:56.45]Rusted and wafer thin
[02:58.77]"Don't count on luck son"
[03:00.52]All the angels sing
[03:02.33]"Don't need to check a weathervane
[03:04.39]We all know what tomorrow brings"
[03:07.12]Life is a gamble from
[03:08.69]Coyotes with the mules
[03:10.99]Life is a bullring
[03:12.37]For taking risks and flouting rules
[03:15.31]Who needs a safety net
[03:16.92]The world is open wide
[03:18.93]Just look out for card sharks
[03:20.75]And the danger signs
[03:22.30]Heaven may stone him
[03:25.18]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[03:28.60]
[03:30.73]Heaven may stone him
[03:33.41]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[03:36.34]
[03:38.96]Heaven may stone him
[03:41.91]But Jean the birdman pulls it off
[03:44.64]
[03:47.20]Heaven may stone him
[03:49.70]But Jean the birdman pulls it off