Ida Dawn

The staff nurse, she brought you into the room Tornado green walls mirrored your mood With your days numbered, Ida Dawn Can you retell us your tales before you're gone? Ida, you came to town with no plans to stay With six names, nine lives, and one game to play You met your John, who promised you all your dreams The corn liquor he distilled would provide the means Did he lead you on or did you think he was the one? Tell us where's he gone, Ida Dawn Running girls and running shine, John's running out of time Tell us what was going through your head Capone ran you out of town as the still burned to the ground Another name and life waiting to the west Missouri lawmen tracked you down as you buried sacks of cash Near the Mississippi river bed Did John know the supper made, the only one of yours he ever ate Would be the one that would take him down? The poison in his blood, was it put there just for fun? Tell us what you've done, Ida Dawn Take your secrets to the grave As you make your last getaway As the morning comes, one last game to play The other patients claim their teeth have just walked away Under the quilted blanket, your bounty lay In a drawer next to the bed, the plans for your escape Did you meet Capone and did he threaten you with a gun? Tell us where's the well where you said you buried it all Or was it all a game and that you said it just for fun? Tell us what you've done, Ida Dawn Ida Dawn, Ida Dawn, Ida, tell us what you've done, now Ida Dawn, Ida Dawn, Ida Dawn