Lyrics

VERSE 1
I look out my class-room window
'Cross the broad schoolyard
And I recall when he moved in
That broken-down brick house
Now, nobody bothers my students
Nobody breaks in the teachers cars
See, we got a model neighborhood
Now that he's around


CHORUS
Me and, me and
Brown Cadillac
We got an uneasy peace
Unholy bonds that we can't speak
New sheriff in town, safe 'n sound
Brown Cadillac


VERSE 2
Well, I want to make learning easy
He wants to make easy cash
Tell myself, we don't use each other
But we can both see through that
Well, I'm no warning sign
His dope's a solid seller
Tell myself, ignorance is the crime
Looking away, I don't feel better, better


REPEAT CHORUS


VERSE 3
We pass on the morning street
Pass at the shadowy end of the day
Our eyes pass the secret
Of coexisting this way
Safety's got its price and
Teaching means sacrifice
On this street, he's a silent sentinel
In a '95 Coupe Deville


REPEAT CHORUS & OUTRO