He’s Got What I Had

If he looks like he's not sleeping

He ain't wiped around his mouth now

Cannot tell his east from west

Neither tell his north from south

Don't you take him to no doctor

Don't tell the nurse he's feeling bad

Further down the road you'll see

He's got a load of what I had

If he seems drunk at nine in the morning

If his eyes, they are glazed, they are red

Don't wave your hand in front of his face

Just put him straight back to bed

He's got what I had when I shaved off all my hair

When I walked close to the cliff edge, still closer to despair

He's got what I had, he's inconsolable and blue

Ask him what he's got, he's got you

If you see somebody walking

Looks like she's sleeping on the streets

No doubt, you might feel sympathetic

Wonder how she came to be

Likelihood she's lost her house now

Don't see her daughter or her son

There's a weight on all our shoulders

But this one's carrying a ton

If her temperature is rising

If her pulse is hard to find

One tune going round and round in her skull

Presley's always on my mind

She's got what I had when I shaved off all my hair

When I walked close to the cliff edge, still closer to despair

She's got what I had, she's inconsolable and blue

Ask her what she's got, she's got you

Romance comes in every form and every size

Holds you closely, looks you in the eyes

Squeezes tighter, will not let you go

Face you can't recall and name you do not know

They've got what we had when we shaved off all our hair

When we walked close to the cliff edge, still closer to despair

They've got what we had, they're inconsolable and blue

Ask them what they've got, they've got you