on the side walk i walk home tonight on the side walk i walk every day i see faces scarred with a crooked bite forty dollars will get you fucked all night so close to home i could take my pick friends on every corner silhouettes in the doorways sold to this city down down downtown is barely breathing down down downtown is alive and barely holding on is a lie alone crawling up my front steps to my front door beaten down written off case closed turn around and get your dick sucked you say take out the garbage i say who s more fucked who sees what i see who s listening down down downtown is alive and barely holding on is a lie alone crawling up my front steps to my front door forced out to sodomize a quiet night they all they all go out without a fight will we will we ever make this right