[Verse 1]
Black faces pressed against the glass
Where the wind leaned its weight
Wind blows scars and top-down cars
All share one western trait
Sadness leaks through tear-stained cheeks
From winos to dime store Jews
Probably don't know they gave me
These late John Garfield blues

[Verse 2]
Midnight fell on Franklin street
The lamp bulbs always broke
For the life of me, I could not see
But I heard a brand new joke
Two man were standing on a bridge
One jumped and screamed you lose
Just left the odd man holding
These late John Garfield blues

[Verse 3]
I'm going away to the last resort
In a week or two real soon
Where the fish don't bite but once a night
In the dark light of the moon
Horses scream their nightmare dreams
And the dead men all wear shoes
'Cause everybody's dancing
These late John Garfield blues