DIRTY CITY STREETS

(Lyrics & Music by Barry Hope)

Verse One:

It’s a cold cold rain tonight
I can feel it freeze on my skin
I hear my stomach screaming out
For a fistful of food or drink

I’ve been searching through the back street bins
Hoping to find a bite
Or maybe an old coat to wrap up in
For it’s an icy wind tonight

Chorus:

Mother father
I wanna come home
Do you still have a
Room for me?
I don’t wanna
Die here alone
On these deathly
Dirty city streets

Verse Two:

I ran away a few months ago
Thinking that I’d be free
But freedom means being alone
Lost scared hungry

Maniacs with knives snatch from me
Tiny scraps of food I find
Someone’s got to rescue me
Before I lose my mind

Chorus:

Mother father
I wanna come home
Do you still have a
Room for me?
I don’t wanna
Die here alone
On these deathly
Dirty city streets

Bridge:

Have you had your meal tonight?
Are you going to your sweet dream bed?
How does it feel to be warm clean and dry?
How does it feel to be fed?

I thought that I was being clever
Running to pastures new
But the only smart thing I’ve done whatsoever
Is make this phone call to you

Chorus:

Mother father
I wanna come home
Do you still have a
Room for me?
I don’t wanna
Die here alone
On these deathly
Dark and lonely
Cruel and ugly
Dirty city streets


© Barry Hope