Wrapped in Plastic

When ol Pete found her body lying by the river, it was more than too late She could walk away from most anything, but no one walks away from fate She used to be the homecoming queen, and everybody was her friend But there were no two doubts about it, that girl had come to some bad end So Pete called up the police and the sheriff, he knew what he'd do Notify the FBI, and tell her family too Cuz this was not the first time, and it would not be the last Folks who don't learn from it are doomed to repeat the past She was wrapped in plastic and cellophane Like a present nobody ever wants to find under the tree on Christmas day One thing's for certain, someone's to blame When they find you wrapped in plastic and cellophane Tell em, boys! Dale Cooper was the best lawman in this country, and that's a fact He liked to eat himself a piece of cherry pie and drink his coffee black Mike and Bobby were in the lockup, Agent Cooper, he set them free This here's the work of a salty dog, not of a couple of two-bit thieves The town hall meeting came to order with people up in arms The special agent stood his ground, refused to raise alarm While everybody was out pointing fingers, mourning the loss of their homecoming queen Dale Cooper laid right down to sleep and met the killer in his dreams Wrapped in plastic and cellophane Like a present nobody ever wants to find under the tree on Christmas day One thing's for certain, someone's to blame When they find you wrapped in plastic and cellophane Where we are from The birds sing a pretty song And there's always music in the air Where we are from The birds sing a pretty song And there's always music in the air Life ain't always happy endings, forgiveness and amends Dale Cooper's trapped in the Black Lodge, and not even the Lord knows how to save him If every day could be your last, leave nothing left unsaid No stone unturned, no song unsung, until you wind up dead And wrapped in plastic and cellophane Like a present nobody ever wants to find under the tree on Christmas day One thing's for certain, someone's to blame When they find you wrapped in plastic and cellophane They're gonna find you wrapped in plastic and cellophane We'll all wind up wrapped in plastic and cellophane