Numbers

One man, one time, one life, one night he had a vision
Two lanes of blacktop disappear into the night
Three calls were made to different numbers in four cities
Five minutes later the deal was falling into place
Numbers, sorting out the numbers

Six shells slid snugly deep inside the oily chambers
Seven hours until the pick up in the dawn
Eight hundred klicks of open road before the border
Nine lives were up he knew the clock was ticking down
Numbers, working on the numbers, only numbers, dealing with the numbers

Ten kilos sweated on his mind and in the trailer
Eleven witnesses took him for a ride
Twelve angry men and true made up a swinging jury
Thirteen years were handed out he's going down
Unlucky number, dealing with the numbers
Do the numbers, counting down the numbers

All we do is multiply, subtract and divide
Adding to our problems in our calculating minds
Count me out your future, count me out your plans
A single individual, a solitary man, not a number
Name not a number

Two pillars turned to dust and left the skyline
Two towers threw long shadows on our world
Nine eleven became twenty four seven
Ground zero, the countdown had begun
Numbers, only numbers, making up the numbers, making
Up the numbers

All we do is multiply, subtract and divide
Adding to our problems in our calculating minds
Numbers, only numbers, making up the numbers, making
Up the numbers

Count me out your future, count me out your plans
A single individual, a solitary man, not a number
Name not a number

Keep your head down don't attract attention
Don't spout opinions; don't stand out from the crowd
Keep out the spotlight hang in the shadows
Out in the open there's no place left to hide
Do the numbers