Music Airbagtester
words and recital rittmo'
I'll Knock You Out I'll Kill You
good evening sir, where are you going
just drive, go to the corner and make a left
Sir my dispatch needs to know my destination
shut up and drive and turn that radio off
excuse me, you heard me, drive, and now
for the kicker, he says I'll knock you out and kill you
and I'm like damn this is going to be an adventure
but please remember, I've been here before
never exactly the same, but the same enough
and I never show fear, but I never call their bluff
so now I start to drive and I plainly say
knock me out? Kill me? but we just bearly met
who knows maybe given half a chance we could
be friends?
the voice from the back is unwavering
I'll knock you out I'll kill you
and so I follow instructions, turn right, get on the highway
soon we're far away from the taxi base
and I don't like unfamiliar territory.
we get off at an exit, travel a few side streets
when he says pull into this alleyway
now we're in the rear of this apartment complex
and, I'm thinking the moment of truth is near at hand
but instead he gets out and starts climbing a fire escape
and tries to lift a window, but it's locked, jammed something
and so he gets back in the cab, and of course he says the familiar refrain
drive, I'll knock you out I'll kill you
and off we go to another alley way and a repeat performance
then another same routine, up, jam down, drive
at this point I'm giggling, saying c'mon what the hell are you up to
he suddenly puts his arms palms up, saying I don't know
I'm so lost I'm so out of control
what do I do now
being the quintesential cabbie, I point to the meter
and say, what now, how about you pay the man
he puts two benjamins in my hand and walks off in the night
i coulda swore I heard him muttering
I'll knock you out I'll kill you.
rittmo'