Just a Bum

I saw a man, he's a well-dressed man He had a tan from the Yucatan He had a car, he looked like a star I said, Hey, don't I know who you are But when he glanced into my eyes I saw yes I saw was such a big surprise He was afraid that he's just a bum Someday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without a dime Time ain't money when all ya got is time And you can see him standin on the corner with a nine-day beard and bright red eyes I know a guy, he's a pal of mine I say, hey. He say, I'm doin fine I'm movin up the ladder, rung rung rung I'm gonna get my million while I am still young But at night when he's had a few His eyes say different than his tongue They say I'm afraid that I'm just a bum Someday when all my stuff is gone and I'm left without a dime Time ain't money when all ya got is time And I can see me standin on the corner with my nine-day beard and my bright red eyes Goin hey, hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story, hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey Some people live to work, work to live Any little tremble and the earth might give Ya can't hide it in a Volvo or a London Fog Can't hide it in a mansion with an imported dog No matter how we plan and rehearse, we're at pink slip's mercy in a paper universe And we're afraid that we're just a bum Someday when all our stuff is gone and we're left without a dime Time ain't money when all ya got is time And we can see us standin on the corner with our nine-day beards and our bright red eyes Goin, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story man hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey The man of sorrow's acquainted with grief Stands in line waiting for relief He will tell ya it wasn't always this way One bad little thing happened one bad little day Heartbreak has bad teeth and a sour smell and lives when he can in a cheap hotel And he's afraid that he's just a bum Someday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without a dime Time ain't money when all ya got is time And you can see him standin on the corner with a nine-day beard and bright red eyes Goin, hey hey hey hey hey hey hey Hey hey hey hey, come on and listen to my story man hey, hey hey hey hey, ah hey