Peter Lorre

from Long Blue Line by Tony Miracle

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He’s the shape on the wall in the alley
He’s a runner, a shill and a lackey
He’s a snitch, he’s a diplomat
A Cairo crasher, a feral cat

On the stairs looking over his shoulder
On the lam from American soldiers
Don’t be fooled by the courtly bow
He’s gonna sell you out somehow

What’s the story, Peter Lorre
What’s the news, urban blues
What’s the story, Peter Lorre
Hide your clues in a dead man's shoes

He’s the charming rake at the party
He’s the cowardly fool on safari
With a calm half-lidded look
Pages ripped from an open book

In a phone booth under a hard rain
In a cell rolling dice with the inmates
And when you pass on the midnight track
Don't look back, don't look back

What’s the story, Peter Lorre
What’s the news, urban blues
What’s the story, Peter Lorre
Hide your clues in a dead man's shoes

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from Long Blue Line, released February 25, 2014

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