Throw It Away

Bobby had a background
 He'd done some prison time
 He borrowed a police car
 Drove it over the state line
 His partner wore a red dress
 She looked like Stubby Kaye
 And when they finally caught 'em
 Oh, she said to the DA
 Chorus:
 Throw it away
 Oh, throw it away
 There's nothin' left to do but throw it all away
 Throw it away
 Yeah, throw it away
 There's nothin' left to do but throw it all away
 Skies gettin' darker
 Cloudburst comin' on
 I've gotta clean my closet out
 And move this thing along
 Some things are gettin' hard to part with
 Most have gotta go
 Some memories can haunt your mind
 Stored underground below
 Chorus repeat
 Walkin' down a highway
 I stopped into a church
 Heard an empty sermon
 From a parrot on a perch
 Slept under a bridge
 Heard those big trucks haulin' freight
 So many things to buy and sell
 But none are worth the wait
 Rang up the conciliere
 Said to him "there's somethin' wrong"
 He put me back on hold
 And said he'd heard that radio song
 Woke up at the hotel
 In the Mussolini Suite
 I tried to put my shoes on
 But someone had stole my feet
 I rang up that old bellboy
 Said to him "there's somethin' wrong"
 He put me back on hold
 And said he'd heard that radio song
 Chorus repeat
 Shadows of the past
 Keep messin' up my mind
 Some mistakes I made
 Some people I can't find
 Where did the road get twisted?
 And did I let you down?
 But you never were a cowboy
 And I ain't no radio clown
 Tryin' to paint a picture
 But blue turns into red
 Some people have gone missing
 Some people end up dead
 Chasin' near the shadows
 I'm just tryin' to stay in the light
 I wonder sometimes if y'ever thought
 I was ever right