sun s going down like a big bald head disappearing behind the boulevard it s sharkey s night yeah it s sharkey s night tonight and the manager says sharkey he s not at his desk right now could i take a message and sharkey says hey kemosabe long time no see he says hey sport you connect the dots you pick up the pieces hey says you know i can see two tiny pictures of myself and there s one in each of your eyes and they re doin everything i do every time i light a cigarette they light up theirs i take a drink and i look in and they re drinkin too it s drivin me crazy it s drivin me nuts and sharkey says deep in the heart of darkest america home of the brave he says listen to my heart beat paging mr sharkey white courtesy telephone please