| God, it never got easy, but it sure got good when the
|
| Business man came to my adopted neighborhood
|
| There was a bird I named Frank, a palace, a steeple, and a pile of
|
| Blankets outside of Trinity Cathedral
|
| Every weekday morning he would walk right by with a three piece suit, new shoes,
|
| and a tie
|
| And this dead face, real hate in his eyes. |
| In such a devilish way he would
|
| materialize
|
| He was put there to rob from men like me — from the broken down scoundrels that
|
| live on the street
|
| So I prepared for his initial attack; |
| I said to myself, «Henry, you gotta watch
|
| your own back
|
| You wanna make it outta here alive, you better learn to improvise
|
| «So there we were: one morning at dawn, he appeared at the church with the
|
| cold autumn fog, briefcase in hand, walking towards me
|
| So I jumped from my blankets and sunk my teeth right into his ear and ripped it
|
| right off
|
| Blood poured down onto his luxury watch
|
| He ran away and I went back to sleep, and when the cops arrived, man,
|
| I was relieved
|
| I said, «Thank god ya’ll are here. |
| This bastard in a business suit just tried
|
| to rob me
|
| And you know what? |
| I think he might have been the fucking devil.» |