Skid Row Joe

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 and you see the other bar down the street
 Well, that's my home too
 I noticed you starin' 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
 He said, well, I guess you heard they took 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 in the 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 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 on my knees
 Then I'll say sweetheart if you'll take me back
 I'll spend the rest of my life makin' up to you for what I've done
 I'm so ashamed of myself and this I want you to know
 Then I'm gonna take my two little babies
 And I'm gonna hold 'em so close to me
 I ain't gonna never let 'em go
 I guess I should've told him then that she'd already remarried again
 But after hearin' what he'd said to me
 Why there wasn't no way I could add to his misery
 So I said good luck my best to you Skid Row Joe...