Black Umbrella

Under black umbrella
You were keeping to yourself
And the rain came down like
Diamonds
On the sidewalk were you
Stood
Another lonely town across the
Endless bible belt
Nothing big enough for
Headlines
Ever happened here until today
Looking like a stranger
In your older brother's coat
You were watching from the
Corner, as the day slowly
Unfolded
A ringing bell against the door
Of Frank's savings and loan
And you saw it all, the teller
Ducking down, the gun
Exploding
Like an old bronze statue you
Were frozen there in place
One man slumped on the
Counter while the other filled a
Pillow case
And suddenly your feet were
Running, rain all in your face
Across the street, the ringing
Bell, the door, the engine
Roaring
Mmmm
And blood was on the floor, the
Teller reaching out his hand
And you felt his pulse, you
Called for help, you tried to stop
The bleeding
And sirens on the boulevard, a
Rush of blue motion
Like a wave came on, their
Weapons drawn, the teller's
Soul just leaving
Hands over your head they
Said, and you tried to tell the
Truth
The pillowcase, the getaway
The car, the blood and you
In your older brother's coat
Your stocking hat and worn out
Shoes
But to them, you were just
Some punk kid cracked out and
Skipping school
And anger like a freighter
Pulling punches in your head
And you tried to push your way
Past
All the uniforms and the dead
Man, but they
Pulled you to the ground your
Face pressed on the wet
Cement
Like an animal spread eagle the
Umbrella in your waistband
And gun, somebody cried, and
You kicked your legs and broke
The window
In a chaos of confusion, raining
Glass like diamonds loosed and
You were
On your feet again and then a
Bullet danced right through you
And the ground came up like
Some great flood and then you
Were not moving
Under a black umbrella, you
Were keeping to yourself
And the rain came down like
Diamonds on the sidewalk on
The sidewalk were you fell
And nothing in the headlines iven mentioned you at all
Just a corner note about a cracked out kid who broke the law