Top Ten Commandments

<br>(kinky friedman)<br><br><br><br>Walking on the ragged streets of time<br><br>A man is asking if there is a dime<br><br>Someone can spare.<br><br>No one pays him any mind,<br><br>But surely someone sees him there a-crying<br><br>When no ones there.<br><br>And the washed out whore demands<br><br>The bottle in his hands.<br><br>Ah, mister, dont you weep,<br><br>God knows weve tried to keep<br><br>The golden rule and the<br><br>Top ten commandments.<br><br><br><br>You cant believe the thing youve seen<br><br>On the midnight tv screen<br><br>And nightmare sent by satellite.<br><br>Rain fire falling from the skies<br><br>A mother holds her baby and cries<br><br>And day for us for them is night.<br><br><br><br>And love is just a word we preach<br><br>For who can learn what none will teach.<br><br>Ah, people, dont you weep,<br><br>God knows weve tried to keep<br><br>The golden rule and the<br><br>Top ten commandments.<br><br><br><br>And moving across on the city street<br><br>A neighbor tried to find his feet<br><br>And fell on down and slipped to ruin.<br><br>The bystanders are all standing by<br><br>Watching from corners of their eyes<br><br>Wondering what on earth can he be doing.<br><br><br><br>With a faith nobody shared<br><br>And a love nobody dared<br><br>Oh, mary, dont you weep,<br><br>Someday well learn to keep<br><br>The golden rule and the<br><br>Top ten commandments.