Follow That Man

You take one part Buddha and two parts cat

Run 'em through your computer and that's where he's at

Some say he's ruthless and some say he's a saint

They tell you he's innocent I tell you he ain't

I hear him think I follow his flight

I know that footstep in the darkest of nights

I follow that man

He's a creature of stealth

Doll brown with a mop

Won't stop at nothin' till he finishes the job

I hear him out there laughin' when he knows I'm closin' in

I feel the desperation of the fool within

He's like your shadow you can stop it dead

But when you go to check him he's a step ahead

I follow that man

I follow from a distance

As he appears between the darkness and the light

Beaded curtains part he takes a drink

He takes a smoke takes a paper

He takes me along for the ride

I snatch his bag we go deeper

Into the quarter through rain slick dampness

Into an alley the smell of garbage and perfume

Brick by brick his woman nicks me

But it doesn't matter and anyway who's chasing who

I'm just holding the bag

I hear him out there laughin' when he knows I'm closin' in

Feel the desperation

I hear him think I follow his flight

I know that footstep in the darkest of nights

I follow that man

I follow that man

I watch him smoke

I watch him drink

I follow that man

I follow that man