(To the tune of ‘Star Man’)

Didn’t understand, I had nowhere to go, oh oh

Out on the streets in the freezing cold oh oh

Every man for himself is golden rule you see

 

My only shelter was a cardboard box oh yea

The trash my restaurant fending off a fox

and then, I’d lay my head and sleep with one eye open, thinking...

 

It’s a hard life living on the streets

Some people say they’ll help you 

Find a tidy place to sleep

Oh it’s a hard life wandering around

The general public just don’t get it

and they say your on the scrounge,

They told me, why do you choose to do it?

Your to blame you blew it

go away don’t bother us, la, la, la

 

Cry out for help I have some basic needs, oh yea

Some just say “don’t bite the hand that feeds”

Others cut my hair and clean my teeth for me

 

Likewise there’s people that really care, oh yea

Always friendly, always willing to share, oh oh

They talk, they listen and are more aware

of our plight...

 

It’s a hard life living on the streets

Some people say they’ll help you 

Find a tidy place to sleep

Oh it’s a hard life wandering around

The general public just don’t get it

and they say your on the scrounge,

They told me, why do you choose to do it?

Your to blame you blew it, go away don’t bother us

la, la, la, la,la,la

The Urban Poet 2019