Night Patrol

See him huddled in the shadows Sleepin' on his cardboard bed Usin' rags for a pillow Where he lays his unwashed head His blankets old newspapers They're not much good against the snow You see so many out there like him When you walk the night patrol When you walk the night patrol Oh, you wonder where he came from Where he's gonna go Was it a woman or a bottle That's brought him down so low? What's happened to his family? Do they know he's out here in the cold? He's just a nameless soldier Marchin' on the night patrol Marchin' on the night patrol Like that girl there on the corner She can't be more than seventeen She's run away from somewhere Takin' nothin' but her dreams Now those dreams are lying shattered As the street exacts its toll And she's just another victim Lost out on the night patrol Oh, you can ask me why I'm out here Where do I fit into the scene Now I'm drawing unemployment Got replaced by a machine And I'm tortured by my bad habits Sometimes I lose the struggle to control And the street has its attractions When you walk the night patrol When you walk the night patrol