Guus Meeuwis And Vagant
Miscellaneous
On the Street
Do you see that old man
rummaging through a garbage can
looking for something useful
for his old plastic? Zak
experienced just a little too much
which made him homeless
talks to himself
about how it used to be
Chorus
And then you say
that you are lonely
because things are not going well
walk through the city with me
and see what is happening on the street
then you will see
that it is things aren't going so bad with you
See that girl there
she's just seventeen
hasn't seen her parents for about ten years
wall around her built over it because she doesn't trust anyone anymore
you ask her what love is
she calls you the price
Chorus
Do you see that old woman there
who quietly hides from the rain
this shower is less
than the tears she cried
who used to have a family
but later suffered blow after blow
now trudges her past
in a homemade bag
Chorus
Do you see that young man there
he has lost almost all his teeth
he bit himself to bits
on the poison of this time
a torture every hour
always looking for one thing
crawls through the eye of the needle once a day
Chorus