Dignity

Lost boy

With the shreds of your shoes on your feet

And the schoolgirls called you a freak

Long gone

With all that you are in a bag

(Watching you fumble)

And a paper cup held in your hand

You have your pride, you're standing your own ground

Your dignity will never go, and your mind is pretty sound

You stare at the Sun

You screw up your face, and then you're done

Lost soul

Camped at the side of the road

And the rain rises up through your toes

Brave man

With the egg running down past your nose

(The future was yours, how it came to this no one knows)

All the troubles you've had, no one knows

(Nobody knows)

You have your pride, you're standing your own ground

Your dignity will never go, and your mind is pretty sound

You stare at the Sun

You screw up your face, and then you're done

Outside where the traffic cowers

And the past begins to fade away

Tell yourself it's just what the thunder said

So pack up your belongings and stop talking with yourself

All the friends I have, I made you a list

Even if it's true, they don't all exist

(All the friends I have, I made you a list

Even if it's true, they don't all exist)

Slack jaw

Will you tell me of all that you were?

And the promises you made to her

Drink up

You can tell me of all that you've seen

While we wait for the light to turn green

You have your pride, you're standing your own ground

Your dignity will never go, and your mind is pretty sound

You stare at the Sun

You screw up your face, and then you're done