Joan Osborne - Man In The Long Black Coat Lyrics
Crickets are chirpin the water is highTheres a soft cotton dress on the line hangin dryWindows wide open african treesBent over backwards in a hurricane breezeNot a word, a goodbye, not even a noteShes gone with the man in the long black coatSomebody seem him hangin aroundAt the old dance hall on the outskirts of townHe looked into her eyes when she stopped him to askIf he wanted to dance he had a face like a maskSomebody said, from the Bible he quoteThere was dust on the man in the long black coatPreacher was talkin theres a sermon he gaveHe said every mans conscience is vile and depravedYou cannot depend on it to be your guideWhen its you who must keep it satisfiedIt aint easy to swallow, it sticks in the throatShe give her heart to the man in the long black coatOne, two...There are no mistakes in life some people sayIts true sometimes you can see it that wayPeople dont live or die, people just floatShe give her heart to the man in the long black coatTheres smoke on the water, its been there since juneTree trunks uprooted in the high crescent moonHear the pulse and vibrations and the rumblin forceSomebodys out there beating on a dead horseShe never said nothin, there was nothin she wroteShes gone with the man in the long black coat
