Life Boat

Every time I open my mouth
 Or take off my clothes
 I am raw and frostbitten
 From being exposed
 I got red scabby hands
 And purple scabby feet
 And you can smell me coming
 From half way down the street
 And I remember that old hotel had quite the smell
 Where I would go to use the phone
 Between the donut shop and the pizza parlor
 Where I learned to live alone
 Sweet sixteen and smiling
 My way out of any jam
 Learning the ways of the world, oh my
 Learning the ways of man, oh
 And I didn't really want a baby
 And I guess that I had a choice
 But I just let it grow inside me
 Its persistent little voice
 And I guess I got her off and running
 And then run off is what she did
 And that's a part of what I think about
 When I think about that kid
 So now there's nothing left to wish upon
 Except the passing cars
 The cacophony of city lights
 Is drowning out the stars
 This park bench is a life boat
 And the rest a big dark sea
 And I'm just gonna lie here
 Until something comes and finds me
 Yeah, I got this tired old face
 Still grinning most of the time
 Just cause it don't have a better way
 To express what's on its mind
 And I got this running monolog
 Entertaining in its outrage
 And I've got the air of an animal
 That's been living in a cage
 Every time I open my mouth
 Or take off my clothes
 I am raw and frostbitten
 From being exposed
 I got red scabby hands
 And purple scabby feet
 And you can smell me coming
 From half way down the street