You know I’ve swam across the top
of the bottomless seas
And I’ve met with the mayor
and seen the same fear in him as me
I’ve borrowed from a beggar
and I’ve stolen from the store
And I’ve gained a little depth
but I’ve shallowed even more you know
This life’s been good to me the passin’ not too unkind
I learnt to beg and steal
and use the resources of my mind
They say that the kingly thing to do
is to sit in the lowest seat
And I learnt to do my talkin’ with the sharpest knife to carve the beast

And I’ve camped in the deserts where the rivers run dry
I’ve sang to the earth and to the moon and to the sky
I caught the train to Morocco by the river there, just
Smoking smooth hasish and breathing bitter
Marakash air you know
When you’re staring at girls
and all you can see is their eyes
They might wear a veil they might wear a disguise
But if you should know to hide one thing, you should know it’s them eyes cause
They tell too many truths, too many stories, to few lies

And now the old are getting young,
and the young are getting poor
The sick are taking pills
to bribe the reaper from their door
It’s not yet winter, but it’s already cold
And soon you’ll hear them tell tales
of young payin’ to be old
In shuffles lawyers you can hear them in their ranks
Sleepin up in the rafters or in their paper tanks
Religion is coming down you can hear it on the air
Some believe that we’re believers but I believe we just don’t care so
Turn on the news and see newsmen
running from a noose
It’s all an advertisement selling you the truth
Walls will fall and walls will be built
And wars will be fought and blood will be spilt
But why get involved when there’s so much to do?
It’s such a big world and you’re just a little you
Hours, minutes, seconds, well they be tickin’ down
And if you wake or if you sleep this crazy place still spins round

But don’t heed my words or believe the rhymes I say
I’m just another beggar lookin’ for a place to play
I’m the one standing on the street at night and
I’m the one that lost front teeth in a drunken fight and
I’m the one the hopeless the unemployed that you pass
I’m the lost the addict the drunk and the destroyed
I’m the one that these kids wish they could have been and
I’m the one that had to live with these dying dreams and
I’m the one begging you all to come along and
I’m the one dyin’ to sing you the last song
I’m the one and there’s more to take my place
just, look into the mirror and you’ll see it in your face