ochs show me the prison show me the jail show me the prisoner who s life has gone stale and i ll show you young man with so many reasons why there but for fortune go you and i show me the ally show me the train show me the hobo as he sleeps out in the rain and i ll show you young man with so many reasons why there but for fortune go you and i show me the whiskey stains on the floor show me the drunkard as he stumbles out the door and i ll show you young man with so many reasons why there but for fortune go you and i show me the country where the bombs had to fall show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall and i ll show you a young land with so many reasons why and there but for fortune go you and i