This song is about a man who once had everything and since the loss of his Son had declined to a man living on the streets.
Story behind the song
This song is almost all true with the exception of living on the streets. When I lost my Son, I felt lost and all alone. The song was written from the perspective of how I felt at the moment!
Lyrics
The night is cold and black
The rain is pouring down
The wind is blowin' thru the street
Over the cold hard ground
With a cardboard box around me
And a candle for a light
I read a blurry headline
From a paper I found last night
I saw it all some years ago
When I was just a kid
Those people livin' on the streets
I wondered why they did
There was a song the Beatles sang
About a no- where man
I don't recall the rest of it...
Somethin' bout a no where land
chorus.... There was a time .... I had it all
I couldn't ask for more
A pretty wife and family
People knockin on my door
Tonight I'll try to sleep again
Out here in the cold
With a cardboard box around me
My new home is growin' old
So.. tomorrow I'll go a'lookin'
Maybe find a better home
And maybe find a blanket
That'll help to keep me warm
(repeat chorus)
I used to have a family
But that was years ago
My wife had found another man..
So... I just.... let her go
I raised my little boy
And watched him grow into a man
He was killed one cold October day....
Now.. I do the best I can
Repeat first verse..... to fade