Red Number One

I bought markers for my last savings

Put every single one of them

on Red One, and I won

Walked across the street into a bar

And shouted all drinks on me

Became everybody's favorite in there

For a minute, or maybe three

As I stumbled back out

I fell in the stairs

Into the arms of the prettiest face

And I thought she would scream

But she started to laugh

I said hey, let's go get some sprays

And paint this whole town, you and I

Until the forces arrive, what do you say?

She said you're crazy, but I like I it

Because so am I

Oh yeah?

Through the drunken debris

The dirty streets

Walking through the city

As the sun rose

Writing our names

On walls and trains

Hoping inside that night

would never end

She would come and go as she felt like

I was someone who couldn't say no

back then, I still am

I even slept without ever

locking my door

Even though I lived in that place

Where cars would burn every night

And you could get robbed in the

middle of the day

Check out those little kids

Wearin' black hoodies

Sellin' dope in the street

Smokin' their beer bongs

Talkin' like ping pong

Come here, white boy

I don't know why

I've been stuck in that time

for so long now

Through the drunken debris

The dirty streets

Walking through the city

As the sun rose

Writing our names

On walls and trains

Hoping inside that night

would never end

But it was one of those times

When you know somehow

This is just as good as it will ever get now

But if I had the chance

I would do it again

Risk it all on the red number one

So that's how the story goes

I'm still dreaming of a ghost

no idea what happened to you next

I don't how you live your life

Or if you are still alive

All I know is I still recall exactly how

It felt when you smiled