...Stays Here

[Verse 1]
I took the path through downtown, pamphlets strewn across the ground
Lonely sinners sifting through, four-color vulgar discounts
Casinos claimed jackpots were paid in large amounts
Through slots designed specifically to drain savings accounts
But the bright lights bestowed the omens for tourists and Mormons
And strippers and showmen, high rollers and poor men
Valets and doormen, whores and casino floor men
Newlyweds and bachelors and resident Renoans
While their kids stayed at home they defaulted on their loans
It's so sad, so sad, but that's the way it goes

[Chorus]
They say all kinds of clichés here
Like, "What happens here stays here"
I know
But that don't happen here in Reno

[Verse 2]
Got pistol whipped by a man in black, he shoved me from behind
Into a dank alley, he pointed the gun between my eyes
I held my breath, he aimed 90 degrees to the left
And shot a man pissing in the alley through the back of his head
I said, "Take money from the pocket of my blue denim pants
I just withdrew a couple dozen Ulysses S Grants"
"I ain't here for the cash, I heard you fucked my ex-wife
And now you're fucking mine, I'm ruining someone's fucking life
When I was just a baby, my Mama told me, 'Son
Always be a good boy, don't ever play with guns'"
He dropped the pistol in my lap and then he ran into the street
Yelling, "Police, that man just killed someone and now he's after me"
I threw the gun like it was burning through my flesh and bone
I took off and I ran, and that's the way the story goes

[Chorus]
They say all kinds of clichés here
Like, "What happens here stays here"
I know
But that don't happen here in Reno

[Verse 3]
Ducked down, bobbing and weaving through the shadows between
The street lamps and pedestrians staring at me
While sirens drove by, I lifted up my hood
Had to get to Mariana's before the man in black could
I knocked on the door, but it hadn't been closed
I kicked it open so my fingerprints weren't exposed
Sprawled across the floor with a knife in her chest
I was late and out of breath, my instincts took care of the rest
I called the paramedics left the phone off the hook
I took off and I ran, and that's exactly how it looked

[Chorus]
They say all kinds of clichés here
Like, "What happens here stays here"
I know
But that don't happen here in Reno
They say all kinds of clichés here
Like, "What happens here stays here"
I know
But that don't happen here in Reno