A House

A medical condition, with no insurance to be had
The naiveté of youth, oh the fool is always glad
The falsehood of the invincible, and the truth of the unknown
Can't fill an application, with no address or a phone

I'm bankrupt in my wallet, I'm bankrupt in my mind
Can't slide between the destitute, and the suits on 4th & Vine
An ambulance, an emergency room, a doctor on call
Who really knew this help, would add up to my fall

I use to loathe my spirits, and now I hold them dear
It is a small comfort sir, but it's getting cold out here
I used to be a lion, but I've shrunk into a mouse
I don't need a home sir, I need a house

I can't find my dignity, I lost my self- respect
Maybe they're among the ghosts, that orbit 'round my head, yeah, yeah
Or in someone else's memories, or the friends that came and went
Reflected in their eyes, the pity and self-contempt

Well I lost all my ability, and now I've lost my job
I'll settle for your scraps, and I'll grovel like a dog
It's freezing down on here Pike street, and I really miss my spouse
I don't need a home sir, I need a house

I want to find a little peace, I want a piece of what is mine
I won't ask for your change, but what would change your mind?
I dreamed my kids would go to
college, I dreamed I'd retire with my wife
I dreamed I'd live until I was old,
and now I'll never know what that's like

I use to have the answers, and now I have none I fear
The choices that I made, never thought would lead me here
Looks it's freezing down here on Pike
street, and if you need something to espouse
I don't need a home sir, I need a house