Fatima Mansions - The Door-to-door Inspector Lyrics
The door-to-door inspector, his knuckles bare and white,Is rapping on your windowcause he knows youre hiding here tonightHes travelled from the city to your country slumUnder rain and black cloudsAnd the burnt-out silver sunHell drop you where you standLift the roof with his bare handsAnd hand you down his just demandsAs you huddle in your tiny cornerThe door-to-door inspector now sits to eat his lunchHe scowls at last weeks paperIn the workers cafe, hushedYou made your choice whan mocking the ways of true grown menNow may your woman-love protect youAs you face this grevious punishment youve earnedHell drop you where you standThen journey home to wash those handsAnd to his bed hell trembling goPassion not spent, a man alone(with his hand)