The Good Officer Lyrics

Officer Jay liked to

Pass the day with laughter

Patrols went by faster

With his easy chatter

And a Malboro on breaks

There was always something more to give

For the bravest man who ever lived

He was a good officer

He'd flash his lights

For the children riding by on bikes

He was the first one in

At 6am

And the last one out at night

And he loved his wife

He was a family guy

On the front line fight for what's right

He was a good officer

And I met Jay on a Saturday

On Ravenswood and Rose

Stopped me at the gates

Said, By the way, make sure

You're out by close

And I thanked him then

For the helping hand

He was the very damn picture

Of a Midwest man

He was a good officer

October 4th, he got the report

Someone on the squad

Needed his support

He was close nearby

When they caught his eye

It was a guy who had defied

An order to the court

So set on helping someone

He didn't even hear the gun

He was a good officer

His deed stuck with me

So I went to see

If I could find him

Thank him for what he'd done for me

Knocked on the door

Of Number 4

Asked the woman there if Jay

Lived on her floor

And she looked at me

Like I'd played some trick

She said, "Girl

Jay died in '86!

He died a good officer

So to this day

His kindness stays

Served his whole life long

Then beyond the grave

He'd say, "That's what you do

When you're called to

The duty that your city trusted to you

So hug your loved ones tight today

And if they ask why

Tell them it's for Jay

For the good officer