Johnny got the keys to the store
I didn't ask him how
I didn't need to know more
I thought: here's a payday
I just said: let's go
I set it up for the next night
Johnny, Marcus, & me didn't even bring masks
We thought we'd come off clean
They were waiting at the door
6 cops or more
I didn't need to see more
I started dropping them
One after the next
I saw Marcus fall too
I put another badge on the deck
Back in the car, Johnny bleeding out under them badland stars
I seen men gut-shot before
I knew there was no hope for him
I said: take this Vicodin
He started in on his rosary
I told him we had one last stop to go
The Little Missouri: up & running from the rain
The Little Missouri: carry him away from the pain
credits
from Badlands,
released June 28, 2019
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