[00:17.97]He gambles on the Sabbath[00:19.64]He's pulling at the mane[00:21.77]He thrashes on the horse's back[00:23.96]Ambition is a bloody game[00:26.33]Horse doesn't want to jump[00:28.14]The river looks too wide[00:29.88]Well he faces every hurdle[00:31.81]With a nervous state of mind[00:35.25]"Stay with me, breathe deeply[00:39.06]take three paces back[00:40.56]turn and make a full attack"[00:43.05]The gods are laughing[00:44.48]And they're tugging at the reins[00:46.48]But he's taken to his wings[00:48.67]And they hit the bank[00:50.23]Heaven may stone him[00:52.98]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[00:56.10][00:58.54]Heaven may stone him[01:01.28]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[01:03.84][01:15.20]His finger's on the trigger[01:16.95]His eye is on the clock[01:19.07]He doesn't give the game away[01:21.56]And quickly fires the bullets off[01:23.50]Six hearts cut short[01:25.43]Still dreaming they're alive[01:27.37]Run'round in dusty circles[01:29.43]Like an absent state of mind[01:32.61]Who hunter? Who victim?[01:35.79]God love America[01:37.92]He surely doesn't love him[01:40.22]Hitching out of nowhere[01:41.92]Lands in traffic knee deep[01:44.12]A chance to stave the morning off[01:45.93]And get some sleep[01:47.42]Heaven may stone him[01:50.31]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[01:52.87][01:55.68]Heaven may stone him[01:58.56]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[02:00.99][02:50.85]He wears a crucifix[02:52.22]His mother left to him[02:54.09]It's wrapped in chains around his heart[02:56.45]Rusted and wafer thin[02:58.77]"Don't count on luck son"[03:00.52]All the angels sing[03:02.33]"Don't need to check a weathervane[03:04.39]We all know what tomorrow brings"[03:07.12]Life is a gamble from[03:08.69]Coyotes with the mules[03:10.99]Life is a bullring[03:12.37]For taking risks and flouting rules[03:15.31]Who needs a safety net[03:16.92]The world is open wide[03:18.93]Just look out for card sharks[03:20.75]And the danger signs[03:22.30]Heaven may stone him[03:25.18]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[03:28.60][03:30.73]Heaven may stone him[03:33.41]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[03:36.34][03:38.96]Heaven may stone him[03:41.91]But Jean the birdman pulls it off[03:44.64][03:47.20]Heaven may stone him[03:49.70]But Jean the birdman pulls it off