THE BALLAD OF TOMMY AND MARLA

WORDS & MUSIC : STEVE POLTZ         TRANSCRIBED BY OLA SVÄRDH


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TOMMY WAS A HESSIER FROM THE VALLEY 
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HE WAS AS BURNED OUT AS A BUILDING FROM THE RIOTS
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HE HAD A ROCKIN´ LITTLE GIRLFRIEND NAMED MARLA 
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SHE WAS A COCKTAIL WAITRESS AT THE PIT

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SOMETIMES ON THE WEEKEND THEY´D RIDE JET SKIS 
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AND THEY´D TAKE A LITTLE TRAILER TO THE RIVER
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THEY´D BRING ALONG A TV TO WATCH RICK DEES 
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THEY SMOKED DOPE AND SNORTED CRYSTAL METH

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MARLA WAS AS SKINNY AS A FENCE POST 
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AND THE POWDER IN THE BAG, HE MADE HER TALK
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SOMETIMES SHE COMBED HER HAIR LIKE CHARLIE´S ANGLES 
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SOMETIMES SHE LOOKED AS WEIRD AS MR SPOCK

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SOMETIMES ON THE WEEKENDS THEY´D EAT FAST FOOD 
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AND THEY´D TAKE HIS EL CAMINO TO THE DESERT
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THEY´D RIDE HIS MOTORCYCLES IN THE SAND DUNES 
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THEY SMOKED DOPE AND SNORTED CRYSTAL METH

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TOMMY HAD A PASSION FOR FIREARMS 
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HIS CONFIDENCE THEY REALLY SEEMED TO BOLSTER
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HE BOUGHT A NINETY DOLLAR PISTOL FOR HIS MAR-MAR 
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SHE KEPT IT IN HE LITTLE GIRLY HOLSTER

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SOMETIMES ON THE WEEKENDS, THEY´D BE FIGHTING 
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AND TOMMY THOUGHT HIS GIRL WAS TELLING LIES
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HE THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS THUMPIN´ WITH THE BASS PLAYER 
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SMOKIN´ ALL HIS DOPE AND ALL HIS CRYSTAL METH

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TOMMY STARTED SUFFERING FROM DELUSIONS 
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AFTER FIVE NIGHTS WITHOUT ANY SLEEP
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HE RAMMED HIS FIST THROUGH MARLA´S BEDROOM WINDOW 
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HE SHOVED HIS CAR KEYS THROUGH HER DIRTY LITTLE TEETH

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BUT MARLA GOT HER FINGERS ON THE TRIGGER 
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SHE GRABBED HER LITTLE TOMMY BY THE HAIR
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THE PISTOL WAS STILL SMOKING ON THE COUNTER 
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THE SIRENS WERE SCREAMIN´ THROUGH THE AIR, SCREAM ON AND ON

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TOMMY WAS A HESSIER FROM THE VALLEY 
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HE´S JUST A MEMORY OF HIS BURNED OUT LITTLE WORLD
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MARLA´S DOIN´ THIRTY YEARS FOR MURDER 
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SHE SAYS SHE KNOWS SHE´S STILL HIS ROCKIN´ LITTLE GIRL

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AND SOMEDAY UP IN HEAVEN THEY´LL RIDE JET SKIS 
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THEY´LL SCRAWL THEIR NAMES UPON THE GOLDEN WALL
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MAYBE UP IN HEAVEN THEY´LL WATCH RICK DEES 
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SMOKE A LITTLE DOPE AND SNORT SOME CRYSTAL METH
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