Song Description

Man can't believe how far he has fallen down in his life

Lyrics

I went down to the boardwalk With my suitcase open
With the jugglers & the acrobats
Heard words of Jesus Christ sopen
A leopard-skin leotard "Gypsy" tattooed on her arm
Looks at me long and hard, says,
"I'm the one who owns this town
Sun the sea and the ground
Who are you to be here hangin' around
This ain't no lost and found
This is...
All the way down

I went down to the boardwalk
With my heart broken
With the tourists and the journalists
Their cameras and their notebooks open
"Are you some kind of criminal?
Is your condition terminal?
Are you chemically inclined?
Are there fortunes you can tell?
Are there potions you will sell?
Do you drink too much wine?

This ain't no underground...this is
All the way down

I went down to the boardwalk
To find a door that's open
But the windows here are barred
And my keys are broken
Someone I do not recognize
Looks at me and looks surprised
"Man,", he says, "I can't believe my life
The wife, the job, the family
These waves are crashing over me
Help me please before I drown

Here take my cap and gown where is...
All the way down