Carmichael

A silk scarf and a napkin

Hidden in a drawer

Two hundred bucks in an envelope

Labeled a Lenore'

"Maybe she shouldn't see this

She should never know"

Said the widow's best friend, Ann

"I'll just take it and go"

I'll give her the money later

Say it was in his shoe

That way she'll never find out

That'll do

Carmichael was a credit to the force

In everything he did

It's like we got a big hole in our side

Where he fit

If any of you officer

Would like to say a word

Now would be the time

To be heard

Thank you, Chief, I sure would

He was a partner of mine

He was always very careful

Played it straight down the line

One by one, the officers spoke

And the service drew to a close

He had no living relatives but his wife

Who never showed

She just couldn't face the men

They all understood

They got in their cars

And drove home as directly as they could

"Carmichael, you asshole"

The new widow sobbed beneath her veil

Shot down in the line of duty

Is that how justice never fails?

I wish that things were better

When we said goodbye today

But we had our share of good times though

Along the way

Remember, hey Mr. Las Vegas

He used to be so cool

We met Wayne Newton down at Pebble Beach

And you acted like a fool?

We both just couldn't stop laughing

It seemed so funny to us

We left our luggage back in our room

And almost missed the bus

That was a great vacation

Maybe the best of all

But goddamn it, Carmichael, you're dead now

And I'm talkin' to the wall

The force got back to normal

Carmichael was replaced

For one year nobody parked a car

In Carmichael's space