This is a story of a certain individual man
Who was just trying to make a living in a rock n' roll band
He tried to do what he can so he can travel the land
Until one day he straight went crazy made a fist
With his hand I tried to tell him
"roll out he tried to roll up his sleeves then
The sucker straight went mad just like
He had a disease I tried to tell him
"chill out he tried to go
Shaolin he missed an upper cut aimed
At my chiny-chin-chin I asked if he'd
Ever danced with the brightest
In the pale moonlight he asked if
By the brightest I meant rainbow bright
About that time he confessed he took his sister to prom
About that time I did confess I went to bed
With his mom he was struck with paranoia
He was chalk-full of fear then he started to stutter
And his eyes start to tear that's
When he looked at me he said
"my main man that ain't right and then he hopped the fence
And disappeared in the night

He want to fight and then you want to run hide
Now you're sleeping outside now that you're runnin'

The story does resume after a couples years
Or more I had a pocket full of nickels
I was heading toward the store mad
Anticipation forty sips of malt liquor
Then I saw a sign that'd never make me sicker
Begging for change next to the telephone both
He was holding a sign and he was missing a tooth
His hair was all natty and he had twigs in his beard
I could recognize his eyes but the sucker looked weird
My old friend looking sickly-
Eyes bloodshot red I hadn't seen him in a while
I had figured him for dead sign said
"I need help can you spare me some change?
"you need more than help man, you need to rearrange
I tried to slide past that's when we looked at one
Another he slid onto my path and said
"excuse me brother he still had a stutter I said
"well hey man, what's up?
I extended my hand and dropped a nickel in his cup

He want to fight and then you want to run hide
Now you're sleeping outside now that you're runnin'.....