Smuggler's Blues

Night falls heavy on the town, shadows crawling, secrets sound

Whispers in the dark, chaos bound, this city where the lost are found

Trouble's lurking on the street tonight, icy wind and neon lights

Premonitions in my bones, warnings whispered in the nights

He shouldn't go alone, loaded gun, ticking time, a silent threat

Explosions in the dark, blood spills, no regrets

Ticket in hand, suitcase ready, plans laid out in secret dance

Money changing hands, do it quick, take the chance

Twenty hours of cool, twenty grand in the bag, escape the maze

Caught in the smuggler's blues, lost in the game, caught in the haze

Smuggler's blues, in the shadows where silence breeds

Shady deals and broken seals, the cost of silent deeds

Wave of tides, a heavy ride, danger fills the air

Smuggler's blues, everywhere, caught in the snare

Sailors, pilots, soldiers, law, dealing with the devil's call

Payoffs, rip-offs, hidden flaws, no one sees them all

Carrying weapons, holding cash, risking life for stash

Names like ghosts, masks upon, behind the scenes they clash

Secrets traded, futures faded, lines blurred in the night

Every move calculated, shadowed in the twilight

Twenty hours of cool, twenty grand in hand, escape again

Caught in the smuggler's blues, losing parts of oneself in pain

Smuggler's blues, in the shadows where silence breeds

Shady deals and broken seals, the cost of silent deeds

Wave of tides, a heavy ride, danger fills the air

Smuggler's blues, everywhere, caught in the snare

No redemption in these streets, only the cold truth to reveal

Every deal, every steal, a chapter in the dark unreal

Running fast, running blind, caught in this endless fight

In the smuggler's blues, fading stars, surrender to the night

So baby, here's your ticket, put the suitcase in your hand

Follow orders, don't look back, escape this cursed land

It's the way of life, the price we pay, the endless maze

Living with the smuggler's blues, lost within the haze