Riddle me this luck in Baltimore She'll settle him for a dollar more And suicide doors on a coffin Ford Heaven will be a lullaby away Delirious like a moth in a bell Scarlett called the old motel Mercy's a boxing glove filled up with nails How long have I been away Ring around the bottle, riddle in the world Said she never dig enough to bury it I'm in the lotto for a Cincinnati pearl Shaking down the devil just to go home Shaking down the devil just to go Nobody moved when the bulb burned out I seen the halo that she handed out Jackal and Buzzard came and circled around Heaven will be a lullaby away There's nothing like a shadow to howl like a rose Said I'm in the mirror with the smear and smoke She got the devil in her pocket in the cold Said beyond the winter lies a blank page Said beyond the winter lies a blank Delirious like a moth in a bell Scarlett called the old motel Mercy's a boxing glove filled up with nails How long have I been away