Katie locked herself Inside her room; Put on a dress And sprayed perfume. But she's not going Out tonight, no no. Lit a cigarette And poured a drink, Then Katie sat down More to think About her life and she Turned on the radio...
"I hope to God that you take really good care of my pet bird, 'cause he's the only one that cared."
Katie wrote a note And kissed the page, Put some birdseed In Polly's cage, Then she closed the Window and Let out a sigh. She shut the light And sat down On the floor, Took down her hair, And thought some more. Then she whispered To her bird,"goodbye."
When the cops Arrived there In the room, The sight they saw Was full of gloom - They took the gun From Katie's hand And covered her head. They found a note With a lipstick stain And on that page, Written real plain, Was a single line In dark blue ink From a ball-point pen That said...
"I hope to God that you take really good care of my pet bird, 'cause he's the only one that cared."