lookin' for pennies in the cracks of the concrete
and i'm looking down at them while i'm sittin' on the roof
prayin' to a bottle of 86 proof
well, the sun she came a risin' so strong and proud
took one look down upon this town and hid behind the clouds
i don't need no reasons or excuses for myself
i laugh to keep from cryin' like everybody else
i lost my job but i don't like to think about it
i get enough money to drink enough to forget about it
i ain't no beggar but they say i got the symptoms
they break a man's legs and then they blame him for limpin'
well, the sun she came a risin' so strong and proud
took one look down upon this town and hid behind the clouds
i don't need no reasons or excuses for myself
i laugh to keep from cryin' like everybody else

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