Two packs of cigarettes a day The strongest whiskey Kentucky can make Thats a recipe to put a vagabond On his hands and knees
I watched it all up close I knew him more than most I saw a side of him he never showed Full of sympathy For a world that wouldn´t let him be
[Chorus] Thats the man he was Have you heard enough? What a shame What a shame To judge a life that you can´t change The choir sings Church bells ring So won´t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We´re not all the same
What a shame
Theres a hard life for every silver spoon Theres a touch of gray for every shade of blue Thats the way that I see life If there was nothing Then there´d be nothing right And for this working man They said could barely stand Theres got to be a better place to land Some kind of remedy For a world that couldn´t let him be
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God forgive the hands that laid you down They never knew how Much a broken heart can break the sound
And change the seasons Now the leaves are falling faster Happily ever after You gave me hope with your endeavors And now you will live forever