TATTOO
Anne Weiss Lyrics

I saw him in the rear view mirror
I caught a glimpse of him through my car's rearview mirror

moving fast between the cars
He was rapidly moving through the cars

hair shorn to silver
His hair was trimmed short and it had turned silver

tattoos underneath his scars
I could see his tattoos peeking through the scars on his skin

the bankers and the lawyers
Those corporate elites - the bankers and the lawyers- were sitting comfortably in their cars

sitting smugly in the cars
They were sitting arrogantly and self-assured inside their lavish cars

maybe they despise him
Perhaps those elites see him with utter contempt

he's better at that then they are
He's probably better than them in despising others

You think that nobody cares
You believe no one gives a damn

just because, just because
Only because, just because

they seem like they don't care
They may give the impression of not caring

you think that nobody cares
You reckon nobody is concerned

just because, just because
Only because, just because

they act like they don't care
Their behaviors could suggest indifference

I've seen guys like him before
I had seen similar guys like him in the past

maybe he's just full of pain
Perhaps he's just grappling with intense emotional suffering

maybe he's like they are
Maybe he's similar to the bankers and lawyers

just trying to run away
He could be attempting to escape from something

maybe he's like I am
He might be just like me, or anyone for that matter

everybody feels betrayed
Everyone feels let down or deceived

I think all about these things
These thoughts keep crossing my mind

as much as I think about you
As much as I think about you, these things occupy my mind

The accident was no surprise
The accident wasn't unexpected

everybody knows the odds
Everyone knows such accidents could take place

but the people leaping from their cars
The people who were jumping out of their cars

who risked their lives to run across
And even those who rushed their lives to come to his rescue

and people ripping their fine clothes
The ones tearing their expensive clothing

to stop the blood and stop the loss
To staunch his bleeding and prevent him from losing more blood

the perfect woman on the perfect phone
That perfect lady talking on her perfect phone

shouting she would pay the cost
Yelling that she would incur all the expenses incurred

and some people were crying
Some people were sobbing

some singing him a lullaby
And some singing him a soothing song

and no one was afraid to love
Nobody was scared of loving

and no one was afraid to try
Nobody was scared of trying

And I think I know you now
I feel like I have gotten to know you better now