He stands in the pouring rain,
Ignored again and again,
Biting wind chills his bones,
People rush to their warm homes.

Big Issue he cries,
In vain he cries,
They look up quicken their pace,
Everybody has to be someplace.

Boys laugh at his clothes,
Days like these he loathes,
Ignoring their snide jibes,
Smiling he likens them to pygmy tribes.

Each day a living death,
Wheezing with icy breath,
Despondently he trudges away,
Yet he will be here the next day.

Drink in the morning,
drink at night.
Drink in the dark,
drink in the light.
Drink from the bottle,
drink from the can.
Drink like a fish,
as only you can.

Drink at work,
drink at school.
Drink in the pub,
drink like a fool.
Drink while you're dancing,
drink when you're stoned.
Drink at your wedding,
drink 'cos your boyfriend
never phoned.

It's a mystery to me that when
The heart cries out Oh not again,
And you find yourself back in that place
Where you were once in pains embrace,
But from that spot you ventured forth

Many a night a knight will rescue you
But that’s not me my love
I am his proud white stead below
Speed you from the darkness with
Love written across my flank
And every mile I run

You electronic cheating liars,
Words are your funeral pyres,
Words so silky smooth,
What is it you are trying to prove?

Sign me up
I'm off to war
I want to kill and fight
Please drop me on that desert floor
Let me join the side of right