Maria called the police department

On a Sunday afternoon

"My husband's gonna kill me.

Please send somebody soon."

"Where is he, ma'am, is he at your door?

Has he got you now? Can you tell me more?"



In the city of angels there's no mercy

And there's no tomorrow for Maria Novarro

No tomorrow for Maria Novarro



"Please," she said, "his brother called,

He's on his way with a gun."

"Sorry ma'am, not good enough,

Why'd you dial 911?"

She knew he was mean, he'd hit her before

She hung up the phone and she locked the door



In the city of angels there's no mercy

And there's no tomorrow for Maria Novarro

No tomorrow for Maria Novarro



James Brown said it was a man's world

And women don't matter

A little slap, they'll claim they're battered

They're hysterical, emotional

And love will make them fall

Tomorrow she'll forget that it happened at all



"Domestic quarrels are routine

There's no need to waste a cop

Especially in that neighborhood

Those people never stop"

But her husband showed up just like she said

No one would listen, now Maria lays dead



In the city of angels there's no mercy

And there's no tomorrow for Maria Novarro

No tomorrow for Maria Novarro