Wino's Lullaby

WINO'S LULLABY - - - EDWIN McCAIN

Well I poured myself from this lonely bottle

My clown shoes got hung in the neck

And I dangled there in amazement

At the man who can't pay the check

Tried to trace my staggering footsteps

As they wander side-by-side

And I'm walking along to the melody

Of the wino's lullaby

Wino's lullaby, wino's lullaby,

Wino's lullaby, wino's lullaby

The path I follow, it wanders

Through laughter and liquor and song

The beautiful shows, the highs and lows

The time always seems too long

Boys and girls are all falling in love

And soaring to dizzying heights

The breakdowns, the shakedowns,

The setups, the knockdowns

Early morning under the lights

Music is my lover

My killer and my surprise

I'm playing along to the melody

Of the wino's lullaby

Chorus

Well I drag myself from the madness

And follow my heart back home

This woman's she's been waiting

And feeling awfully alone

We suffer here in the silence

As she is starting to cry

I'm falling asleep to the melody

Of the wino's lullaby

Chorus