William Tell

[Verse 1]
The baby finally fell asleep, and then came the shot
It sobered me up like good cocaine, an explosion of the heart
Bill is in the living room, a smoking gun in his hand
Joan with blood running down her face, her eyes popped open, but she's still breathing, man
And the cops swarm the room, and it's "hands where we can see them"
And after the mess that went down with Lucien Carr
Well, I don't think the GI bill extends that far

[Pre-Chorus]
Let's go and play William Tell
Let's go and play William Tell
Do you know about this onе, Lewis? Joan does it so well

[Chorus]
Somеone's always raining on my parade
There's an ugly spirit hanging on the back of my Escalade

[Verse 2]
Ah well, Kansas is bleeding from Lawrence all the way down
Black bodies swinging from trees in the gallant south
Something evil lives in me as well
Took aim of my gun during William Tell, yeah

[Chorus]
Someone's always raining on my parade
I'm not just the sum of what grandpa's adding machine's made

[Bridge]
Well, I heard there was a magic plant somewhere down here, and it could be the cure
Well, shit, step on the gas, honey, what in the world are you waiting for?
I don't believe in coincidence anymore

[Chorus]
Someone's always raining on my parade
There's an ugly spirit hanging on the back of my Escalade, woo
Someone's always raining on my parade
I'll be damned to be the sum of what some adding machine has made

[Post-Chorus]
I'm gonna write my way out of hell starting today
I'm gonna write my way out of hell starting today