Mediocre actor, miscast in the role
Media attractor, when he gained/lost control
Gunning with a vengeance, ignorance adored
Mediocre actor wants Academy Award
Whoa, the bad man got away
Whoa, now someone's got to pay
Down in Dealey Plaza, no one knew his name
Peering out just as a car passed he took aim
Soon he's apprehended, hours later dead
Those left unattended wiped their brows and fled
Whoa, the bad man got away
Whoa, now someone's got to pay
Now it doesn't seem to matter, it happens every day
The innocent get battered, the guilty get away
Down beneath the pavement, he'll be there tonight
He knows how to save rent, sleeping out of sight
Somewhere on a dark street, walking all alone
You will see the bad man following you home
Whoa, the bad man got away
Whoa, now someone's got to pay
Gotta pay, gotta pay, whoa
Gotta pay, gotta pay
©1988 Arrex Aitch Music/ Chrysalis Music
Media attractor, when he gained/lost control
Gunning with a vengeance, ignorance adored
Mediocre actor wants Academy Award
Whoa, the bad man got away
Whoa, now someone's got to pay
Down in Dealey Plaza, no one knew his name
Peering out just as a car passed he took aim
Soon he's apprehended, hours later dead
Those left unattended wiped their brows and fled
Whoa, the bad man got away
Whoa, now someone's got to pay
Now it doesn't seem to matter, it happens every day
The innocent get battered, the guilty get away
Down beneath the pavement, he'll be there tonight
He knows how to save rent, sleeping out of sight
Somewhere on a dark street, walking all alone
You will see the bad man following you home
Whoa, the bad man got away
Whoa, now someone's got to pay
Gotta pay, gotta pay, whoa
Gotta pay, gotta pay
©1988 Arrex Aitch Music/ Chrysalis Music