Its a cold night said the city bum
With a blanket on his shoulder
Sitting by the delaware
And the damp air gets colder
Morning is not even close
That's when the church doors open
The night is long lonely night
But still he's not alone
When I was young look above
The heavens game me hope and spirit
Having lost my job and my true love
This bottle gives me spirit
Here this says the policeman
Kicking him from his warm grate
No bums here curse his soul
The cop was shot later that night on patrol
Morning comes
And the church was open
But it was full
There was no hoping
For some food or hot coffee
To greet this bitter day
In winter time
Spare some change the businessman
Spat and walked away
Later on in the businessmans day
His money was gone when his wallet misplaced
A cabbie passed mean and fast
Pushed a horn and gave a blast
Sprayed the bum with dirty slush
The bum was angry but he stayed hush
Two blocks later the cabbie rushed
The red light flashed
The city bus smashed the cab against the pole
The cab was gone and the cabbie was crushed
Day was fading and night came on
The shelters for nowhere is home
The bum cries lonesome tears
Tasted stale and bitter like beer
When he reached his cache
His blankets were gone
Stolen away
The bum cried more tears
The night grew old
He shivered still
Drew one more breath
I heard him moan
He passed that night at five am
The night was four below zero
The coldest night of the season
Without reason his blankets were stolen
A gypsy girl of fourteen sensed a strange eruption
In a crystal ball as clear as day
She watched a thief walk away
With two warm blankets underneath the bridge
He fell asleep the last deed he did
The thief in a rest rolled off a ledge
And drowned in a frozen cold
The gypsy girl she looked again
Into her crystal ball
She seen the bum take one last breath
He died and let his hair fall
Knowing the truth all powerful
Yet unsuspecting man
That same man
Thiefed upon, robbed upon, spat upon
Gone for all eternity
The gypsy girl curses society
The poor old bum
A burden and a bother
Was my only father
City Bum
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100 Magic Rings 200 Years Amazing Astronaut Baby Why You Do Me Like That Baby's Got Sauce Back Of The Bus Blues Music Booty Call Breakin' Up Bye Bye Baby Chains #3 City Livin' Cold Beverage Coming Home Comming Home Communication Crumble Do It For Free Don't Drop It! Dreamin' Electric Mile Everybody Eyes Have Miles Fatman Fishing Song Free At Last Friday Night Friday Night (Hundred Dollar Bill) Front Porch Lounger Garbage Man Georgia Brown Gimme Some Lovin' Give It to You Honor & Harmony Honor and Harmony Hopeless Case Hustle I Love You I-76 I76 In My Arms Keep On Kick Drum Kiss and Tell Lay Down The Law Leaving The City Let’s Have a Good Time Lil’ Run Around Love Love Saves the Day Loving Me Lying In The Park Making Amends Milk And Cereal Mom's A Surfer My Baby Got Sauce My Mere Nancy Night Of The Living Dead No Turning Back Numbers On 9-11-01 Parasite Peace, Love & Happiness Peace, Love, and Happiness Peanut Butter Lips Pick Up the Phone Praise Up Pull The Wool Rainbow Recipe Relax Rhyme for the Summertime Rise Above Roaches Rock & Roll (Shouts Out Back To The Rappers) Rock And Roll Rodeo Clowns Sara's Song Shooting Hoops Shy Girl Slipped Away Slipped Away (The Ballad Of Lauretha Vaird) Small Fish Soda Pop Soft And Sweet Some Peoples Like That Sometimes Stepping Stones Stone Me Sunshine Superhero Brother Sweet River Sweet Sugar Momma Take You There The Things That I Used To Do This Ain't Living Tomorrow Night Town To Town Two Birds Unified Waiting Walk To Slide What We Need When We Meet Again Who's Got The Weed Wiggle Worm Willow Tree Wont'cha Come Home Wontcha Come Home? Yeah, It's That Easy You Shall See
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