Black Polished Chrome


The music was new, black polished chrome.
It came over the summer like a liquid night.
That's alright mama and let's play house
He played for 15 days, 15 nights,
Took pills to stay awake and sleep tonight

The snowman made a lot of money,
The showman never traveled the world
That showman got death threats,
Enter a karate stance.

Hank Snow never knows
His black polished chrome

This man is dead and gone now, but let me tell you
This man played day and night and would always pick a fight
His music was true black polished chrome on a stormy night

Hank Snow exhausted "Those negro tunes" and his boy responded
"With a country flavour"

Now this boy's black polished chrome impressed his mama and his papa
Sadly the boy's mama died, the one he trusts
Now that boy was sent off to the military
And come back soon later.

This boy's black polished chrome stayed,
But not in the same way.
The boy made movies,
And spent the money.

The boy's black polished chrome ended on the morning
Of August 16th
1977
A large part of this country died that day

Even a boy with the strength of two men
Could never exceed the power of death