The Vapors - Civic HallLyrics

I heard someone calling me From a car across the road The lights were out I never heard the sound Of the police car radio So I went running down the lane With my plastic bag Not stopping once to look behind But the long arm of the law Put its foot to the floor And they met me on the other side And the said What's going on here sonny Hello hello What's going on here sunbeam We want to know But they weren't convinced No matter how hard I tried And they pinned me up against the wall And my home-made jam in my plastic bag Lies broken by the civic hall I closed my eyes to see the phoenix rise Spread eagled up against the wall And I walked tight lipped From my sinking ship Trying to keep the furnace cool So I thought easy come easy go Just play along Until I got inside the car But a stone age hand Left my trust in man Blown to pieces for the final time