Story Behind The Song
a song about the homeless. many of our homeless are vets.
Song Description
a homeless man trying to get through the cold winter nights of chicago. he's a vet.
| Song Length |
3:03 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Gloomy, Moving |
Subject |
Armed Forces, Failure |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
The shadow in the street lights caught the figure of a man
His head hangs even lower than when his day began
Curled up against an alley wall in a blanket full of holes
Homemade signs can't begin to tell about life out in the cold
(Repeat Chorus)
Dark times in the long Chicago night
Cold so deep he wished it were a knife
Cutting into to him instead of his wasted life
What's done is done, he owes no one
But he pays dearly in the long Chicago night
Blind and lost in this perfect world we all get started in
He's tossed aside, forgotten from another war he couldn't win
One of the few and proud, an unknown casualty sits begging you
Hopes the miracle you hand out is enough to make it through......
(Repeat Chorus)
(Instrumental)
(Bridge)
The papers in the morning don't even give his name
And it doesn't take very long for someone else to take his place
(Repeat Chorus)
(outro)
The long chicago night
The long chicago night