Give It All Away For Free

met a man down on his luck

sitting by his painted sign

sign said hey if you can’t spare a buck

maybe you can spare some time?

I can’t look in the mirror

I don’t like what I see

getting closer makes it clearer

wish I was anyone but me

satellites circle the night

searching for proof of life

the bars on the blvd are all filled up

with the profits their acolytes

a dirty wind rolls in again just about breaking me

I pour my heart out and my soul

and give it all away for free

I give it all away for free

a stream of headlights rolls past

like a time-lapse photograph

just about the only thing that lasts

are the memories of long lost laughs

and the aftertaste of sadness

for things I done and did not do

those are not my only regrets

you know everyone can name a few son

everyone can name a few

satellites circle the night

searching for proof of life

the bars on the blvd are all filled up

with the profits their acolytes

a dirty wind rolls in again just about breaking me

I pour my heart out and my soul

and give it all away for free

give it all away for free

it’s 1:00 am and here I am

with the proceeds of a slim tip-jar

enough to cover a meal or two

new strings for an old guitar

my boots clatter down the sidewalk

now he’s sleeping on a subway grate

feels like we’re all homeless souls

no matter in which bed we lay

no matter in which bed we lay

satellites circle the night

searching for proof of life

the bars on the blvd are all filled up

with the profits their acolytes

the dirty wind rolls in again just about breaking me

I pour my heart out and my soul

and give it all away for free

give it all away for free