Oh, oh, oh, oh,
oh...
He was the funniest kid in
the class
Always drawing a crowd
Loose with the girls,
tight with the guys
He was the jester of our lives
when we were still in school.
He had a place in
the world.
He was fearless,
pushing down the crowded
street at night.
Fearless to look at anyone.
Laughing at the timid,
locked up in their houses,
Poking fun at bikers in their chains
He was fearless
That's still the impression that
remains of him
Irreverent and fearless
And then he went to
write songs in the city
All those jokes an d parodies
That comical wit, got bored just a little bit
He played with someone else's wife
He broke the unspoken rules
They tried to save the girl's life
But it was hopeless,
and after that he kind of fell apart
Playin' the fool for what he'd done
Laughin' at the whole world,
hidin' any pity
Scratchin' Jack Daniels in his veins
He was heart less
Then from somewhere
came the lonely sound of trains
And when he heard them,
he was homeless
Hitched all the way from Canada
with his good right thumb
And a beard and a starving dog
just like a real live bum
And I met him without knowing him
the other day
I offered up my sacrifice
and I sent him on his way
And I swear the man was laughing
Laughing in the middle
of the crowded street alone
Fearless to look at anyone,
he was laughing at the people
high up in their towers,
racking their electronic
brains.
He turned his back on such
who got gains
and made for shelter
cause he's homeless
He turned his back on such
who got gains
and made for shelter
cause he's homeless
He is all
He is all
You