When Parliament Convenes

Leaning out the window
 Callin' down to the street
 "I'll find you on the corner
 You know - where we always meet
 The Doctor, he just called me on the phone
 Who's that in the alley?
 Dog snoopin' for a bone
 I'm goin' out, Mama
 I'll be a big man someday, you'll see
 I have a vision
 I've got a poet's soul inside of me"
 "Watch out, my baby
 You're my darling one"
 "Don't worry about me, Mama
 I'm the seventh son of a seventh son"
 You know, I see it
 But it's only in my dreams
 All the houses brought to order
 When Parliament convenes
 "I'm just a young boy
 In my natural prime
 Watch me walkin'
 Down the rickety steps of time
 I'm going to meet my friend
 I sing a song to tell the truth
 This is the second chapter
 From the pages of my youth"
 Then a car pulled up
 And a window rolled down
 A glint of steel
 "Hit the ground! Hit the ground!"
 Pop pop, pop pop pop
 And then all was still
 The blood ran down the street
 Another casket filled
 I saw that mother crying
 She rocked him where he lay
 The pavement was his cradle
 As his life slipped away
 "Doctor! Doctor!
 Can you bring my sweet boy back?
 Doctor! Doctor!
 He was the victim of a sneak attack"
 And all the lords and ladies
 In respect they stepped aside
 When they heard the sirens scream
 And the white doors open wide
 I heard that mother crying
 "Who would come to do him harm?"
 She called across the ages
 "Lay down your arms!"