Carmichael

Silk scarf and a napkinHidden in a drawerTwo hundred bucks in an envelopeLabeled lenore"maybe she shouldn't see thisShe should never know,"Said the widow's best friend anne,"i'll just take it and goI'll give her the money laterSay it was in his shoeThat way she'll never find out...That'll do""carmichael was a credit to the forceIn everything he didIt's like we got a big hole in our side Where he fitIf any of you officers Would like to say a wordNow would be the timeTo be heard""thank you chief, i sure wouldHe was a partner of mineHe was always very carefulAnd played it straight down the line"One by one the officers spokeAnd the service drew to a closeHe had no living relativesBut his wife who never showedShe just couldn't face the menThey all understoodThey got in their cars and drove home As directly as they could"carmichael you asshole,"The new widow sobbed beneath her veil,"shot down in the line of dutyIs this how justice never fails?I wish that things were betterWhen we said goodbye todayBut we had our share of good times thoughAlong the wayRemember 'hey mr. las vegasYou used to be so cool!!We met wayne newton down at pebble beachAnd you acted like a foolBut we both just couldn't stop laughinIt seemed so funny to usWe left our luggage back in the room and almost missed the busThat was a great vacationMaybe the best of allBut goddamnit carmichael you're dead nowAnd i'm talkin' to the wall"The force got back to normalCarmichael was replacedFor one year nobody parked a carIn carmichael's space