Sonny Jim

Sonny Jim

He was standing on the corner with his sister, such a little boy

All her girlfriends loved him, want to hug him like some pretty little toy

Even at that tender age he seemed to know the score

There would never be enough, he always needed more more more

It all came so easy, every little thing just seemed to fall in place

He had that slow cool walk, that easy talk, that easy smile on his face

Well you get a little here, you take a little there

If anybody noticed well nobody seemed to care

We all like to kid ourselves about the way the game gets played

We look each other in the eye and swear to God we got it made

You know we missed you round here Sonny Jim

Come in sit down your tab’s been paid

There was always one more friend to call, soft place to fall, another bridge to burn

Then the walls start closing in and suddenly there’s no place left to turn

Felt like he’d been standing still, the whole world just moved

Woke from a dream one day and everything was gone

We all like to kid ourselves about the way the game gets played

We look each other in the eye and swear to God we got it made

You know we missed you round here Sonny Jim

Come in sit down your tab’s been paid

Now it’s a single room, a single bed, a hotplate, and a bathroom down the hall

And if you’re not in by nine o’clock the doors are locked, you ain’t getting in at all

Tips the rest of last night’s bottle straight into his coffee cup

Close his eyes and realize he’s finally giving it up

Where you been now Sonny Jim, you know we always dug your style

We missed you round here Sonny Jim, give us that million dollar smile

Everybody loves you Sonny Jim, this round’s on me so stay awhile