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My Bourbon Street Life
© Ben Burton
I laid awake, my tired bones ached, the wind was downright bitter
A park bench bed, stars overhead, and cardboard for my pillow
A four day growth scratching my throat, gray streaks along my temples
Six years apart, yet in the dark, I thought about her dimples
Cause love is built for pain as much as cold is built for winter
Living wrong and being left puts hurt right in the center
The drinks I spilled and dreams I killed, prove love is only borrowed
Past being saved, a pauper's grave awaits my lost tomorrows
Ain't no shame in losing
Winning doesn't make it right
Fate has done the choosing
But I'm tougher from the fight
A calloused soul is in control
In my Bourbon Street life
And growing old is not a goal
In my Bourbon Street life
My ears half-froze, can't feel my toes, a wintry mist is falling
Open my eyes to paradise, I smell a dumpster calling
Jump to my feet and in the street a garbage truck is rolling
I bust my hump to get the jump, before it starts to loading
Open up the dumpster door, fresh sweet rolls, there are plenty
Then blowing through the alleyway, a bill, looks like a twenty
I give it chase, dive, scratch my face, and see that it ain't real
And just my luck, I watch that truck as it consumes my meal
Ain't no shame in losing
Winning doesn't make it right
Fate has done the choosing
But I'm tougher from the fight
A calloused soul is in control
In my Bourbon Street life
And growing old is not a goal
In my Bourbon Street life
I gave up caring long ago
Survival's all by instinct now
I used to pray, but what's the use
The things I've lost cannot be found
Ain't no shame in losing
Winning doesn't mean you're right
Life sometimes does the choosing
But I'm tougher from the fight
A calloused soul is in control
In my Bourbon street life
And growing old is not a goal
In my Bourbon Street life
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And God how much I try to lie
But my heart still takes a beating ev'ry night
