[00:11.70] The D.A. is dressed to the nines [00:15.43] In the mirror he practices all his lines [00:20.36] To his closing argument, twelve hearts beat in favor [00:25.30] I'm guessing that he read the morning paper [00:30.12] The headline reads "The Man Hangs," but the jury doesn't [00:38.93] And everyone's looking for relief [00:41.25] The United States versus disbelief [00:43.42] Mothers cast tears on both sides of the aisle [00:47.96] Clear your throat and face the world [00:50.30] The verdict falls like bachelors for bad luck girls [00:52.39] Only breathing with the aid of denial [00:56.55] Case open, case shut [01:00.78] But you could pay to close it like a casket [01:05.39] Baby boy can't lift his headache head [01:10.05] Isn't it tragic? Whoa (Oh) [01:15.81] [01:23.44] He glances at his peers sitting seven to twelve [01:27.44] Stacked on one to six the gallery is hushed [01:31.94] Boys in three pieces dream of grandstanding and bravado [01:36.24] The city sleeps in a cell notwithstanding what we all know [01:41.18] Hang on a rope or bated breath [01:45.74] Whichever you prefer [01:50.11] And everyone's looking for relief [01:52.57] A bidding war for an old flame's grief [01:54.62] The cause, the kid, the course, the charm, and the curse [01:59.02] Not a word that could make you comprehend [02:01.34] Too well dressed for the witness stand [02:03.86] The press prays for whichever headline's worse [02:07.87] Case open, case shut [02:11.79] But you could pay to close it like a casket [02:16.28] Baby boy can't lift his headache head [02:21.12] Isn't it tragic? Whoa [02:25.93] Fresh pressed suit and tie [02:27.98] Unimpressed birds sing and die [02:30.38] Can talk my way out of anything [02:34.50] The foreman reads the verdict [02:36.60] "In the above entitled actions we find the defendant-" [02:41.67] Guilty (Guilty, guilty) [02:46.27] [02:51.93] Case open, case shut [02:56.36] But you could pay to close it like a casket [03:01.12] Baby boy can't lift his headache head [03:05.85] Isn't it tragic? [03:10.05] Case open, case shut [03:13.98] But you could pay to close it like a casket [03:18.87] Baby boy can't lift his headache head [03:23.86] Isn't it tragic? Whoa (Oh) [03:27.81]