Woman Of The Night

Woman Of The Night

By Paul McCann

I met her on a staircase in the city ,

dressed in red and she looked so pretty,

I thought I heard her say I‘ve no where to stay ,

 I looked at her as she walked away

I saw her on a sidewalk in the city ,

I thought to myself  its such a pity

as sure as hell , she was trying to sell ,

herself to passers by in the night

She was met by a man with a gun ,

who was a wanted man on the run ,

when she took out a knife he lost his life

on a corner where she stands every night

She walked down the street to a bar

and the police they arrived in a car ,

She tried to hide but they found her inside

 in a locked room without a light

They say there’s no justice at times

for victims of some peoples crimes ,

She had taken enough and was street smart and tough

and could handle herself in a fight   .

She wouldn’t raise her hands up for them

she put a knife into a policemen

so they shot her six times there’

and the people said it just wasn’t right .