Darryl Gerbrandt

[Verso 1] F#m Living like a king at the Regal Hotel F#m Four walls and a sink and that dank hallway smell Granville and Nelson can get a little mean F#m While the neon stutters like it needs nicotine C# Every night's a story I might never tell Bm I don't really live there I just kinda dwell F#m Single occupancy hell [Verso 2] F#m Thursday nights the Blue Bus hits the alleyway F#m From the Union Gospel Mission they got souls to save Bm Hot soup and a biscuit and some rations in your hand F#m Like a stale loaf of bread maybe a couple of cans C# Listening to the Gospel while you stand around and eat Ain't exactly a world class treat F#m But sometimes there's meat Solo: F#m F#m F#m F#m Bm Bm F#m F#m C# Bm F#m F#m [Verso 3] F#m Along came a giant smelling just like jail F#m Arms just as big as a young killer whale Bm Pushed his way past us to the front of the line F#m I said "excuse me man, we been waiting a long time" C# He turned around saying, "I'll kill you where you stand" N.C. F#m I was caught in the sand [Verso 4] F#m I took a brief moment and went into my mind F#m Thought about how life ain't treated me kind Bm So tired of scraping, I just wanted to quit F#m So I looked him in the eye and said, "Do it" C# Suddenly, like a dancer, I was swinging right around And then found myself laying down on the ground F#m I felt my heart pound [Verso 5] F#m A dark red flash, and like a falling anvil F#m His boot mashed my face down into the gravel Bm My head ground sideways, I felt a crunch in my neck F#m Thick metal taste of blood, my whole face now a wreck C# He stormed off without getting his feed I felt some satisfaction that seemed a little bit like greed F#m I got to eat F#m And this time there was meat F#m That's life on the street. Outro: F#m F#m F#m F#m Bm Bm F#m F#m C# Bm F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m Bm Bm F#m F#m C# Bm F#m F#m