Ballad of the Lost Man
This is a song I am working on, a work in progress.
When you find yourself lost, in your life,
and everyone seems to, hold a grudge
When apoligies run hollow,
and 'I'm Sorrys' just don't, seem enough
You can head downtown,
to get yourself, away from all the fuss
You leave the past behind you,
as you walk beneath the light of the moon
They've got those fancy woman,
the law knows them by, cocotte
They will smile up front,
turn your back and ya lose, all you got
And if you ain't got the dough,
better get out with a quickness or get shot
You've eluded the sickness,
and any chance now you'll get caught
Now you're off to the corner,
the doctors gather to, scratch your itch
'I've got what you want',
'Gutter Glitter' 'That's my niche'
You hand over some pounds,
flee to the alley to see if it's legit
'Lucy in the Sky',
ain't even got nothin' on this shit
Strollin' back downtown,
a homeless man berates you, maligned
You didnt have a quarter,
and couldnt care to give him, the time
He was once a proud man,
now he lives amongst the dirt and the grime
From wall street to main street,
some would say his punishment's just fine
You stop at Smokin Joes,
that place where they all, know your name
But they don't really know you,
'cause after all, whats really in a name
But you're all the same,
all just playin' one anothers game
Drinking your reason away,
and lookin' for someone else, to blame
It's closing time now,
can't stay and don't want to, go home
Can't go back uptown,
your chances there already, have been blown
You groan followed with a moan,
the only place left to go, is home
Your own personal hell,
and your damned to serve it there, all alone
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