Barfly

<br> <br> DT empty stare and body shiver<br> Whisky - need a shot to stop the quiver<br> I've been here for days or minutes<br> Where is here? I couldn't tell<br> Somewhere in the outer limits<br> Pretty close, I guess, to Hell<br> Hazy names and places<br> Foggy memory<br> Help me - Mister, can you spare a dollar?<br> Need a drink before I start to holler<br> Seedy bars is where I hang out<br> Crawling up the Strip all night<br> Dodging tabs and seeking spenders<br> Passing out or starting fights<br> It's a way of living<br> In the underworld<br> <br> Close to the edge - Barfly<br> Ready to fall<br> Walking the ledge - Barfly<br> Nothing or all<br> Playing your part - Barfly<br> Searching Barfly<br> <br> Barrooms - stench of beer, the smell of losers<br> Lowlifes - aging whores and senile boozers<br> We're a family of zombies<br> But a family nonetheless<br> Gotta hang on to each other<br> When your life's a filthy mess<br> Fighting for survival<br> Fighting loneliness<br> <br> Way out - got a choice, I'm not a dumb one<br> Create - write a book and be a someone<br> Memoirs very popular<br> In those intellectual circles<br> Barfly turns to cult - scene start<br> Sleaze can be attractive<br> Viewed from safer shores<br> <br> Close to the edge - Barfly<br> Ready to fall<br> Nothing or all - Barfly<br> Searching Barfly