he 's a huh huh he 's o haaha haa he 's rah rah rah just a man of the law just a doin ' his job just a phony ass cop kickin ' it live makin ' it jive rockin ' the house takin ' them out watchin ' her back smoking that crack rock progeny ( knock on wood ) set her on the edge tip her like a top take her to the limit , boy and do n't you dare stop dance her to the dawn twirl her like a beast send her to the dogs and then laugh during the feast o no we are not that good but we 'll be better than this someday knock on wood above you like the dark descending through the haze the rock-a-billy boys with their rock-a-billy ways first the music makes her laugh your second shot at love then her laughter makes you cry o hell you 've had enough o no we are not that good but we 'll be better than this someday knock on wood finally or finale standing alone one night while the fire-cracker derby escorts her out of sight only you can see him the man you 'll soon become kill him if you can , my cain or love him , my dear son o no we are not that good but we 'll be better than this someday we 'll be better than this i pray we 'll be better than this someday knock on wood let it ring she was not yet a woman so much more than a child saw me coming years before then i told her my name she just looked away i said , look up , ill be back again so it rang like a hymn when the blood touched my hand when my hand touched the hem of his gown she was there too , for that matter so were you it was a once in a lifetime kind of sound the ferris-wheel love was never enough so much more than one would expect there was a calm in her eyes despite her sad lies like a pleasure no man could reject i didnt think twice she said , once is our lot i chided her then for no reason the orchard was dying while the vineyard was rising soul to flesh , two were one , for a season so it rang like a hymn when the blood touched my hand when my hand touched the hem of his gown she was there too , for that matter so were you it was a once in a lifetime kind of sound the voice of a girl the spirit of christ wisdom that can only cause tears i forget her name but nobodys to blame im back for you love , dont you fear so we held to a hymn when the breath touched bone when i exhaled and then took to wing then she was not there , but i felt for her still it was a joy only one man could sing i just laughed : let it ring , let it ring ! ''