Skid Row Joe
Last night that's who I found
In the dirty part of town
Lost, forgotten, with no place to go
Tormented with a bitter taste
Outcast by the human race
A mask of torture was the face
Of Skid Row Joe
He walked up to where I stood on the street
Said, pardon me mister, now don't get me wrong
I don't want your money
Though heaven knows I could use it
But you see, this is my home
You see the other bar down the street
That's my home too
I noticed you were staring at me a while ago
You recognized me, didn't you?
I said, yeah Joe, I know who you are
You was one time a real famous singing star
One of my favorites
Music
He said, well I guess you heard
They put my babies away from me
I said, yeah Joe, I read about it in the papers
Then he turned his head away
And I saw the tears fall into place
And he turned to me and he said
You know mister, this is the only place in the world
That I'm not ashamed to show my face
But I'm gonna quit
Yes sir, I'm gonna quit
And I'm gonna shave and comb my hair
And I'm gonna get me a clean white shirt
Then I'm gonna walk up to her door
When she answers
I'm gonna stand up real proud and tall
Then I'm gonna get down on my knees
And I'll say, sweetheart
If you'll take me back
I'll spend the rest of my life
Making it up to you for what I've done
I'm so ashamed of myself
This I want you to know
Then I'm gonna take my two little babies
And I'm gonna hold them so close to me
I ain't gonna ever let them go
I guess I should have told him then
That she'd already remarried again
But after hearing what he'd said to me
There was no way I could add to his misery
So I said good luck
And my very best to you
Skid row Joe
Skid row Joe