and because you wore one , you 're now sitting here on death row with your lawyer counting the hours before they strap you in the gas chamber . i knocked , but i guess you did n't hear me with the music on , '' he started , pushing his glasses up higher on his nose . he felt cross-grained to reality - not awake , not really asleep , either . the woman smiled at her but did n't comment . if not for the legs , it would have reminded me of a ball bouncing . 