Lyrics & Music by Greg Roth


You're betting on slow horses
   you're drinking cheap gin
You laughing on the corner
   prouder than original sin
And the angels they walk right past you
   as the daylight turns to night
There's nobody to watch over you
   just the ladies in neon light

9 to 5 to unemployment line
   even your shadow felt the blow
Compensation is a broken pride
   it's all you've got to show
Well you walk the streets in you raggedy coat
   as the moon punched a hole in the night
There's nobody to watch over you
   just the ladies in neon light (2x)

(Bridge)
And in the morning
   while you're mourning
Face to the floor
Your mind is numb from what you've never become
There was a time when you had it all
   you had it all

You're talking to yourself
   but you don't even listen
There's not a soul who knows you're alive
   you might as well be missing
When you flashed that smile
   Mona Lisa style
It filled everyone with delight
There's nobody to watch over you
   just the ladies in neon light (2x)



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