Two Thieves

One was from the east
The other from the west
And I don't claim to know, either one of them's the best
But I know an angle man when I see one

Your humour just as black
As the bruises on your arms
What you lacked in skills, you made up for with your charms
You said it was just some new infection

But if the two of you had met
Both your mothers would have wept
Two peas in a pod
Or just two thieves on the nod

You stole your education
While the students were asleep
You laughed at history up in blankets and sank it in the deep
You said what's saved was worth perfection

You were my ambassador
To a world that didn't care
Bad luck on your side mirrored shades and dirty hair
When I look, all I see is my own reflection

But if the two of you had met
Both your mothers would have wept
Two peas in a pod
Or just two thieves on the nod

Well, they twitched and they winked
You would show me we are thick as thieves
But you empty out my wallet and my ashtray as you leave
Did you forget that I was your only friend?

Two months on the road
And I don't know how to say goodbye
Maybe I should bury all those memories of you
But I don't ever want to see them die

But if the two of you had met
Both your mothers would have wept
Two peas in a pod
Or just two thieves on the nod

Or just two thieves on the nod