The Ugliest Man Alive

I heard you say I'm kind of tired
Long into the night
You told me man my life is hard
I was a simple man
And that now it has gone way too far
And somehow you're not you
And you don't know when or how
You don't know when or how

So Mike my friend I'll tell you somethin'
When cancer got my lungs
The bitch was hard It made me cry
I really thought I'm done
So I got cranky really fast
And even mom was bored
She said "maybe It's not that bad"
She said "you're quitting right from the start"
So I shook my head in denial
But she got me deep inside
'Cause maybe I'm too young
But I have to sing along
The real cancer was in my mind

I love you Mark you're good and all
I've known you my whole life
But just because you're sick my friend
It doesn't mean you're right
And you might be trying to make me feel
Sorry for your ass
But life don't work that way
I'm feeling so astray
Man you know I'm feeling proud
'Bout you making sense of your own world
But I still work office hours
Beyond this hospital walls
So I don't think It's the same
I don't think It's the same

I'll have a family one day
I'll have to feed them too
I'll have vacations obligations
And freedom them to choose
But see my friend i start to doubt
If this Is really true
'Cause still I worry
That freedom's not the thing I'm working for

Mike you're wrong you're really dumb
The cripple isn't me
While I can't walk and barely talk
It's you who Is not free
For I have learned in this last year
Maybe a thing or two
Although we chase pure goals
We're taking the wrong roads

You've met the nurse her name's Clarisse
Her son Is dying too
She works two shifts and lives alone
She's trying to see him through
Also she owes a lot of bucks
But she treats me like a prince
She said "love at times Is rough"
"But love should be enough"
Since when do you need to pay
For a good old friend to stay
The best things in your life
You already have
And you don't need nothing else
You don't need nothing else

You say you'll have a family
But I really can't see how
A woman can take notice of
The ugliest man alive
Now for real my friend I hope you see
I hope you understand
Look a little bit harder
And you will find all you're looking for

I have to say It wasn't bad
That Gandhi thing you said
It was kind of old and kind of cold
Should've stayed at home instead
But damn you're right
I will concede
You've said some truth today
Okay you win for once
It's a shame that you can't dance

I will miss you
Truly miss you
I don't want you to go
My friend