Poor Boy

A truck parked this morning outside the grocery store Friends face the future, they're wearin' summer clothes Great cosmic forces like fallin' dominoes I love talking funny, it's the only song I know Sweet, smart, and sexy, the day my life began Burnt out and damaged, I dragged my body home This slice is runny, it's running down my clothes And flies stick to honey, it's the only game they know Poor boy, I walk into the river in my hat and shoes Poor boy, I'm sittin' at the table with a knife and spoon Live fast, die happy, don't let your panties show They trust market forces, it's the only song they know So come and rock my soul where sin and sorry lie White horses carry me on to the other side Poor boy, I'm livin' in a country where my thoughts are cold Poor boy, I'm waitin' for the harvest of the seeds I sow A flower in the night with thoughts of days gone I've got to ring that bell and I'll be satisfied Poor boy, I'm wearin' silver slippers and a long white gown Poor boy, I picture in my mind the day the walls come down Poor boy, I'm livin' in a country where I'm never free Poor boy, I'm writing down the names of all the things I see