Sonny Liston Told Us

Nobody wanted Sonny Liston
Heavyweight champion of the world
Sonny Liston died with no one by his side
And the poison rumors come uncurled
When a dead man walks into the room
That room is haunted
But Sonny Liston told us what he wanted

Ali sold that phantom punch for nothing
And all the dirty money moved back east
A ransom paid in full
A sacrificial bull
You're free now
Tha hostage was released
When a dead man passes through the world
The world is haunted
But Sonny Liston told us what he wanted
Before he passed away
Sonny Liston told us what he wanted

(Sonny Liston told us)
"Someday they're gonna write a blues just for fighters"
(Sonny Liston told us)
And the rest of you can all go to hell
(Sonny Liston told us)
This lost and lonesome man
Left instructions for the band

"Slow guitar
Soft trumpet
And a bell"