Hard Luck Man
I take the subway to work everyday in Brooklyn. One day while heading home I saw this young guy passed out on the train platform. Most folks just walked right by him. A few days later when I sat down to write I thought about this guy and the apathy people displayed. I was reminded of all the strungout young people I’ve seen on city sidewalks holding signs that say something like “Veteran, please help.” I don’t know what the answer is, but I know for a fact that we can do better. This shouldn’t be happening in the richest country in the world.
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Hard Luck Man
Words and Music by Mike Clifford
Light a candle for the hard luck man
Light a candle for the hard luck man
Left his mind up in the mountains
Of Afghanistan
Light a candle for the hard luck man
Bussing tables in a hotel bar
Bussing tables in t a hotel bar
6 weeks of rehab, a shiny silver star
Bussing tables in a hotel bar
Hard luck man
Hard luck man
Light a candle for the hard luck man
On the corner of Broadway and Greene
On the corner of Broadway and Greene
The nights ain’t so long
On methamphetamine
On the corner of Broadway and Greene
Cold November 2022
Cold November 2022
Paramedic lights flashing
Red, white and blue
Cold November 2022
Say a prayer for the hard luck man
Spare a dollar for the hard luck man
