Steel Heart (The Ballad of James A. Traficant) Lyrics

Cadillac Charlie knew he had it coming

When he turned the ignition and a bomb went off in his car

But Charlie's little boy was sitting beside him

Sometimes even the bad guys take it too far

The fbi came to town to break up the family

In Joe DeRosa's breadbox they found a surprise

A taped conversation with the Crab bosses out of Cleveland

And the voice of Sheriff Jim Traficant taking a bribe

There's a steel heart beating tonight in the city of Youngstown

Let's take a ride and talk about the good old days

There's a steel heart breaking tonight in the city of Youngstown

There's a pretty girl to steal your heart away

The sheriff wore Polyester suits and cowboy boots, He was wild

But when the mills shut down the workers knew they had a friend

Beam me up, this guy is nuts, what's up with that haircut?

Jimbo got elected in landslide time and again

There's a steel heart beating tonight in the city of Youngstown

Let's take a ride and talk about the good old days

There's a steel heart breaking tonight in the city of Youngstown

There's a pretty girl to steal your heart away

RICO charges and the pressure is high in the courtroom

Jimbo faced the jury, and made his case alone

I was just doing my job, infiltrating the mob undercover

They elected Sheriff Jim to congress when he got home

There's a steel heart beating tonight in the city of Youngstown

Let's take a ride and talk about the good old days

There's a steel heart breaking tonight in the city of Youngstown

There's a pretty girl to steal your heart away