The Sacred Heart is bleeding, go tell the Holy Ghost
That the junkie is cheating, to get the things he needs the most
Lady Luck has got me covered, keeping her watchful eyes over me
The lovers are discovered, the charges first degree
Angel, she's a killer, she's just groaning from the coast
Makes the hit, it's a winner, leads you dead past the post
And Sally's took to playing poker, and the joker's her favorite card
And the drunk, he can't stay sober, he says it's all much too hard
It's much too hard
It's much too hard
It's much too hard
Meantime, something seething, was happening across the hall
Someone seemed to be groaning, you could hear it through the wall
And the cops, they came like lightning, the bullet flew astray
And the noise, it was frightening
But the crook, he got away
Got away