Frankie died just the other night.
  Some say it was suicide,
  But we know
  How the story goes.
    With his six string knife
  And his street wise pride
  The boy was a man before his time,
  And she knew
  All their dreams would come true.
    But ya see, Frankie was fast,
  Too fast to know.
  He wouldn't go slow
  Until his lethal dose.
  And she knows
  He'll finally come too close.
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  Well, on with the show.
  Going on with the show.
  Come on baby
  No, no, no.
  Oh my, my, my . . .
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    He was bad.
  He was never good.
  But one thing that he understood.
  And she knew
  All those lies would come true.
    The time has come and
  He's paid his dues.
  Suzy finally got the news.
  She always knew
  This day would come soon.
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    He was stopped on a dime
  With a switchblade knife.
  Some damn punk went and
  Took Frankie's life.
  And she knew
  She'd have to pull through.
  Broken down, with his broken dreams,
  With a wink of an eye
  Said "Suzy, listen to me
  You must go
  On with the show."
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    Oh baby!