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The soup
Was hot and split pea and on the stove
And Michael and Marry and Bugsy and Buster were occupied
The pictures had clear resolution in their minds
And the plan was fool-proof but there was so much to do
First they'd decide who'd drive the car
Who'd wear the masks and who'd bribe the cops
Then they'd decide what were the rules
When do you shoot and when do you pull back?
They'd synchronize their watches
And their heartbeats in their rib-cages
This can't be a mess, this can't be a mess
Nobody knows how it comes to be
That they think that they must and they do what they can
But the cops are right there and the sirens, they blare
And the by-starers stare and everyone just stands
Bugsy went down first, then Marry
Then Michael drove off and Buster just ran
He was running like a child running in a game of tag
Until he was hit, until he was it...
Was hot and split pea and on the stove
And Michael and Marry and Bugsy and Buster were occupied
The pictures had clear resolution in their minds
And the plan was fool-proof but there was so much to do
First they'd decide who'd drive the car
Who'd wear the masks and who'd bribe the cops
Then they'd decide what were the rules
When do you shoot and when do you pull back?
They'd synchronize their watches
And their heartbeats in their rib-cages
This can't be a mess, this can't be a mess
Nobody knows how it comes to be
That they think that they must and they do what they can
But the cops are right there and the sirens, they blare
And the by-starers stare and everyone just stands
Bugsy went down first, then Marry
Then Michael drove off and Buster just ran
He was running like a child running in a game of tag
Until he was hit, until he was it...
Lyrics submitted by allshadesofpink
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I'm not quite sure,of course,but that's what I loosely gather.
and they were shot because of they race and discrimination
or how people sterotype themselves..tired of eating soup because theyre poor and robbed a bank for money
and il follow up with my last post by saying that they remember of happier times..or they innocence is broken easily for survival, food, and equality for race..or age difference?
those were exactly my thoughts
except the reference of the names, maybe marry isd from marry had a little lamb..and micheal jackson?
haha naahhh
very nice song
these friends get to gether to eat soup and decide to rop a bank. and in the end, all but one dies.
its just a story, and a funny one because she uses things akin to child hood.
soup.
And Michael and Marry and Bugsy and Buster
tag
bugsy reminds me of bugs bunny
buster was a character in a cartoon way back when
michaela nd marry are everyday names
it seems she is just telling a story about kids making grown up decisions and not realizing the consequences until it is too late.
Amazing song.