[Verse 1]
Rain slapping on a window pane
An hour or two of teeming
Storm punching like a hurricane
That tore him out of dreaming
Air screaming through the slightest gap
Rattling between the frame and the sill
Drapes hanging from the final act
When I had you still

[Chorus]
One lonely bird is singing
Lower the hood on his lament
Dash him down on the cold cement
One bell ringing

[Verse 2]
Flies buzzing 'round the strip search light
They've got him down on his knees
He dreams of honey dripping from a spoon
Girls whispering in Portuguese
Between the muzzle and the black site
Electrical contact
Deny your name, then carry the blame
Somewhere after the fact
[Chorus]
One lonely bird is singing
Lower the hood of his lament
Dash him down on the cold cement
One bell ringing