I was coming to the end of a long long walk When a man crawled out of a cardboard box Under the E. Street Bridge Followed me on to it I went out halfway across With that homeless shadow tagging along So I dug for some change Wouldn't need it anyway He took it lookin' just a bit ashamed He said, You know, I haven't always been this way
I've had my moments, days in the sun Moments I was second to none Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do Like that plane ride coming home from the war That summer my son was born And memories like a coat so warm A cold wind can't get through Lookin' at me now you might not know it But I've had my moments
I stood there tryin' to find my nerve Wondering if a single soul on Earth Would care at all Miss me when I'm gone That old man just kept hanging around Lookin' at me, lookin' down I think he recognized That look in my eyes Standing with him there I felt ashamed I said, You know, I haven't always felt this way
I've had my moments, days in the sun Moments I was second to none Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do Like the day I walked away from the wine For a woman who became my wife And a love that, when it was right, Could always see me through Lookin' at me now you might not know it But I've had my moments
I know somewhere 'round a trashcan fire tonight That old man tells his story one more time He says
I've had my moments, days in the sun Moments I was second to none Moments when I knew I did what I thought I couldn't do Like that cool night on the E. Street Bridge When a young man almost ended it I was right there, wasn't scared a bit And I helped to pull him through Lookin' at me now you might not know it Oh, lookin' at me now you might not know it But I've had my moments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This song makes my ashamed to be who I am. Hundreds are homeless. And what do others do? Sit And Laugh. I used to. Untill a bright summers eve. I was walking to my dads car when I was 10. He had spent a night taking me and my brother to a ball game with his girlfriend. I was walking near Jackie and saw the most horrid thing I've ever seen. A man 40 or 50 years old was holding a sign tears were rolling down his face. The sign said he was homeless and had fought for our freedom in the war. I scrambled through my pockets. Id givin my last dollar to a homeless musisan. All I could do was smile. I felt so unworthy of living like I was. My mom was engaged to a man I hated but I had a home and food, a bed to sleep on. He didnt. I walked down the street a bit more. Another man was sitting with a guitar in hand cursing because all he had was $1 in his bag. I thought of how he could get food with that. And he was still ungratefull. That night I had nightmares about that man. And the retired vetrin.
A day or two passed. My dad had to return something to Emmett a Co-Worker of his. And as we waited for his return a man asked him if he could buy him a burger. Just a $1 burger. My dad said he would because he too had been homeless for 2 years or so. So when we got food from Wendys My dad orderd a Medium coke and a Double cheese burger for the man. We pulled around to give him his food. The look of thanks in the mans eyes were amazing. It made me smile.
Even now I remember those men and others I saw. It breakes my heart that people have to live like that. Made By SamiSlam
17 years & 7 days ago
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