Black Umbrella
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Under a black umbrella
You were keeping to yourself
And the rain came down like diamonds
On the sidewalk where you stood
Another lonely town across the endless Bible Belt
Nothing big enough for headlines
Ever happened here until today
And looking like a stranger
In your older brother's coat
You were watching from the corner
As the day slowly unfolded
A ringing bell against the door
Of Frank's Savings and Loan
And you saw it all
The teller ducking down, the gun exploded
And like an old bronze statue
You were frozen there in place
One man slumped on the counter
While the other filled a pillowcase
And suddenly your feet were running
Rain all in your face
Across the street, the ringing bell
The door, the engine roaring
Mmm
And blood was on the floor
The teller reaching out his hand
And you felt his pulse, you called for help
You tried to stop the bleeding
And sirens on the boulevard
A rush of blue motion
Like a wave came on, their weapons drawn
The teller's soul just leaving
And hands over your head, they said
And you tried to tell the truth
The pillowcase, the getaway
The car, the blood, and you
In your older brother's coat
Your stocking, hat, and worn-out shoes
But to them you were just some punk kid
Cracked out and skipping school
And anger like a freighter
Pulling punches in your head
And you tried to push your way past
All the uniforms and the dead men
But they pulled you to the ground
Your face pressed on the wet cement
Like an animal spread eagle
The umbrella in your waistband
And "Gun," somebody cried
And you kicked your legs and broke the window
In a chaos of confusion
Raining glass like diamonds loosed
And you were on your feet again
And then a bullet danced right through you
And the ground came up like some great flood
And then you were not moving
Under a black umbrella
You were keeping to yourself
And the rain came down like diamonds
On the sidewalk where you fell
And nothing in the headlines even mentioned you at all
Just a corner note about a cracked-out kid who broke the law