Quarters

[Verse 1]

On a subway, in a corner

Playing drums and a guitar

There’s this old man and this blonde girl

And I’ve been walking from so far

[Chorus]

Hey, here a quarter, there a quarter

Sell your soul and buy a sin

From this lovely place you have up there

Do you see the hell they’re living inside?

[Verse 2]

And there’s this one man, he just sits there

He doesn’t talk, he doesn’t smile

And there’s this Dunkin’ Donuts cup beside him

And he just eats and sleeps and nods and eats

[Chorus]

Oh, here a quarter, there a quarter

Sell your soul and buy a sin

From that lovely place you have up there

Is it nice to sleep?

Is it nice to have sweet dreams, my friend?

[Verse 3]

And there are these men, they walk around me

They look me down and up and down and say

Hey there, you’re a sexy bitch

And I’m wondering, why have I been walking from so far

[Chorus]

Hey, here a quarter, there a quarter

Hey, sell your soul and buy a sin

From that lovely place you have up there

Do you see the hell they’re living inside?

[Bridge]

Tell me, what do you see

When you’re looking down on me?

You know, there's all these paper cups

And oh, they jingle

And there's this lovely urine smell

And I would've never believed them

Even if they'd told me

That there could be so many quarters in hell

[Verse 4]

On a subway, in a corner

Playing drums and a guitar

There's this old man and this blonde girl

That had been walking from so far

[Chorus]

Hey, here a quarter, there a quarter

Sell your soul and buy a sin

Sell and buy, sell and buy, sell and buy a sin