Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Just A Bum , by - Greg Brown. Song from the album In The Dark With You, in the genre Музыка мираRelease date: 31.12.1984
Record label: Red House
Song language: English
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 |