John Dillinger's Paranoia

One day I sat by the phone Nobody's talking, nobody's home Just then I saw a sightful sea Unfolding out in front of me In front of me In front of me The sea, you see, told me to be A writer pulling words from its streams A writer writing purple thoughts Onto blue lined paper A writer trying to write songs For long dead villains And it goes like this And it goes like this John Dillinger, I'll get you then The sea took me in like all the rest John Dillinger, it won't be long The sea took me in, gave me its song The sea then subsided And turned to sand I stood there crying With outstretched hands I realized then I could no longer stand Paralyzed by the words the sea said And then I fell And then I fell I took a step then and I fell down the steps again With a yell, a yellow yell From the depths of the old yellow well I looked around, yeah And saw the mill burning Oh no, oh well Oh no, oh well Oh no, oh well John Dillinger, I'll get you then The sea took me in like all the rest John Dillinger, it won't be long The sea took me in, gave me its song I put on a shirt and went outside I saw a girl with bloodshot eyes She was crying for her old man Shot dead in god's land She invited me to the funeral I said I wouldn't, but I went still I sang a song I was supposed to sing It's a good thing, a very good thing It's a good thing It's a good thing John Dillinger, I'll get you then The sea took me in like all the rest John Dillinger, it won't be long The sea took me in, gave me its song Old man Salinger I didn't shoot old Dillinger But the sea told me you did So maybe, just maybe I'll get you then I'll get you then Get you in the end I'll get you then I'll get you then Get you in the end (I will) I'll get you then I'll get you then I'll get you then This song is over It was about John Dillinger And his paranoia