As The Sun Beat Down
Old man hit the pavement and they ushered in the cops, and
The camera crews arrived, and people gathered all around - as
The sun beat down. picked up the phone: “it's no emergency,
But come on over quick.” ricky drove his old ford truck over
To give us both a lift. headed for the hospital, that big
One downtown – as the sun beat down. it was a day that broke
Records, melting tar on every block. people dropping from
The climate in the streets. something died inside the
Sweltering garage – a sacrificial lamb in honor of the heat.
As the sun beat down. august 23rd, 1959: got word from the
Hospital that there hadn't been much time. a screaming baby
Boy now slept without a sound – as the sun beat down.