I waited for you in the usual place

At the time we'd arranged

And I thought I saw you go by in the car

But the number plates had been changed

Then my watch stopped ticking

And the snow started sticking

And the world looked different and strange



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It was the longest night that's ever been

It was the longest night that's ever been

It was the longest night that's ever been

Waiting for Madame Guillotine



All my friends said I must be crazy

But I had to talk to someone

So I found me a church and I prayed for a sign

To tell me what had to be done

And I swear as I gazed at the statute of Jesus

The cross turned into a gun



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So I waited for a little bit longer

And I was feeling really calm

And then she appeared at the end of the street

With another man on her arm

So I fired two shots to stop her laughing

And her body fell to the floor

She was dead when the first shot hit her

The second was just to make sure



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Never had much use for religion

But now we're alone in my cell

I'm begging you priest

When you're praying for souls

Please pray for my soul as well

You see I'd like to think I was going to heaven

But I can hear them singing in hell



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