Ban the Bums
Dan Jordan
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Don't know what to do Brain ain't gotta clue Only got one shoe Standing in the soup queue Looking like a right fool Feeling cold feeling blue Looks like I caught the flu But at least I got my soup, few Excuse me sir, how'd you do Now who the hell do you think you're talking to? You know that I can't be seen standing next to you You're too tatty and I'm way too new Looking through an old bin Lucky if I find a thing A paper and a bit of string An empty tin, no diamond ring An old guitar to help me sing Waiting for a wealthy king If he stops and starts to grin Well that won't change nothin' Hey there politicians where you been? Playing around with all that money again I'll just sit here and see what Santa will bring A brown paper bag and a bottle of gin I'm no business guy Little sly, sharp tie Nothing to buy Can't afford apple pie 'Cause the government, they lie Get high, can't fly I ain't gonna cry But the least I can do is try You gonna sit around and watch me die? Come on, pull up some seats now, don't be shy And listen very closely and I'll tell you why Or just go to your warm home and tune in on your hi-fi Life unstable No food upon the table Would work if I was able But no soul here will take you Na, no-one wants to play ball Life ain't no fable Sipping soup from a ladle No-one here to blame so Na, this ain't the way to go Just need to start pocketing some dough Been looking through the wrong window Someone send me back when I was spoon-fed from the cradle Looking for my next meal Daddy taught me not to steal Hey, bum go to jail Anywhere's a good deal Weather makes my skin peel Blisters on my right heel Open up a torn sail 'Cause here comes a strong gale It's not my fault that people don't feel Well sir I don't wanna be no fifth wheel but I'm damned if you think that I'm gonna yield I'm just playing the hand that my God dealed Thank you God Sleeping in the city grime Doing time, amongst the crime Watching stars, see them shine Dreaming 'bout food and wine Can't be me I'm really trying Waiting for some hopeful sign Eyes open, always blind I don't wanna fall behind Hey you people, you dress so fine Take a good look and I'm sure you will find You've all gone, lost your minds And that's the only thing I got I can call mine Hey kid, need to chill Chewing on your magic pill Head feels like a windmill Still gotta get your fill Please waiter, no bill Got no money, feeling ill But gotta rob your cash-till If he won't, then I will Look at you all peering from your window sills Well how the hell do you think that I feel? I'm standing at the bottom of the steepest hill It's a big, big climb and you know it's gonna kill But don't worry 'bout it Don't sleep in a bed Don't know when I'm being fed Hey there son, my name's Fred You mind if I share some bread? Better watch where I tread Or I'll be torn to shreds I ain't easily mislead Got no job but I'm well read But I'm still getting kicked in the head Would it be easier if I just lay down dead? Did you in your suits not hear what I said? Well, just keep on talking, go right ahead Or try listening instead Ain't gonna grumble Ain't gonna stumble Wouldn't mind a change though Ain't gonna say no Time moves too slow Gotta keep my head low Nowhere to go A cold wind's gonna blow Better find shelter I can't feel my nose Can't feel my feet and I can't feel my toes I don't have anything at the end to show I hate to admit it, there's a problem with my cash-flow Face down in the mud Cut lip, taste blood But I ain't no mug No sir, no thug Getting up to no good Would work if I could Doing what a man should And not sleeping on no rug I'm not going to stand where you're stood If I had your money, you think that I would? Two worn eyes look from under my hood But all I got to show are two bags and some broken wood Ain't got jack to sell No stories that I want to tell No money for the wishing-well Throw me in a prison cell Society's a broken bell It don't fit, it don't gel It tripped me up and down I fell Na, life ain't all that swell I've been out here since I was twelve People keep avoiding me, they think I must smell I would wish you all a fonder farewell But it really don't matter, this might as well be Hell Ain't got no home Ain't got no phone Ain't never goin' to Rome Ain't never even flown Never gonna see me groan Never gonna hear me moan I don't wanna be alone And I don't wanna set the tone but I hope you're comfortable, sitting on your throne I think that there's something you need to be shown Not everything is plated in chrome 'Cause if you're the jewel that makes me the stone
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