modern man Lyrics

Quite a surprise when passers-by

Found her still and stoney-eyed

The cops implied it was suicide

They bought the husband's alibi

There was a Remington revolver

In the cup of her hand

He likes to think he's a modern man

A complication taken into his own hands

He did what most don't think they can

He executed everything according to plan

They say she died on Summerside

But no-one heard the gunshot fly

And only I saw him go by

In a car with no headlights

The medical examination

Removed any doubt

He likes to think he's a modern man

A complication suddenly got out of hand

He did what most don't think they can

Guess it's a shame it didn't go according to plan

He's a modern man (he took it into his own hands)

He's a modern man (it didn't go according to plan)

Sirens ablaze, the police raced

From the station to his place

Kicked down the door, searched every floor

But he wasn't at home anymore

I like to think I'm a modern man (I took it into my own hands)

I like to think I'm a modern man (I'm driving as fast as I can)

I'm a modern man (I took it into my own hands)

I'm a modern man (he's in the back of my van)