David Byrne - POOR BOY lyrics

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A truck parked this morning- outside the groc'ry store

Friends face the future- they're wearin' summer clothes

Great cosmic forces- like fallin' dominoes

I love talking funny- it's the only song I know

Sweet smart and sexy- the day my life began

Burnt out and damaged- I dragged my body home

This slice is runny- it's dripping down my clothes

Flies stick to honey- it's the only game they know

Chant 1:

Poor Boy-I walk into the river in my hat and shoes

Poor Boy-I'm sittin at the table with a knife and spoon

Life fast die happy- don't let your panties show

I trust market forces- it's the only song I know

Bridge:

So come and rock my soul- where sin and sorry lie

White horses carry me- unto the other side

Chant 2:

Poor Boy-I'm livin in a country where my thoughts are cold

Poor Boy-I'm waitin for the harvest of the seeds I sow

Bridge 2:

a flower in the night- with thoughts of days gone

I've got to ring that bell- and I'll be satisfied

Chant 3:

Poor Boy- I'm wearin silver slippers and a long white gown

Poor boy- I picture un my mind the day the walls come down

Chant 4:

Poor Boy- I'm livn in a country where I'm never free

Poor Boy- I'm writing down the names of all the things I see-<br />

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Thanks to razvan