Beggin' in the Slums
by Defeater· from Lost Ground
i aint been sleepin well these days
i lie awake listenin to the trains
wishin for one of them to come take me away
lost my way every place that ive been
tired of thinkin of all the hurt ive seen
wishin for death
to finally take me.
my days are all the same
on the corners
i beg and plead
i blow my lungs out
for some strangers change
the nights are long and cold
under bridges where youre all alone
embers of the fire build
like drifts of snow
ive been thrown out
ive been let down
never felt a promise
of this town
that it was supposed to be
when i left home
i am washed up
on my last breath
just an old man
with nothing left.
it aint the way it was supposed to be
when i came home.
my ups and my downs
have burnt me out
these people watching me
the swan song
that i sing
and in the crowd
i feel the eyes
that have been broken down
just like mine.
i hope these words dig deep
i hope hes listening
he sees what ive become
just a broken man beggin in slums
i found my hope
finally found my hope
in the poor lost souls eyes
that were burnin just like mine.