As Wicked

(album: ...And Out Come The Wolves - 1995)

I saw an old man on the street
he was in a dumpster looking for something to eat
he moved so slow like a dying dream
like a machinist who got caught in the machine

I saw this lady and she was crying
she said it's hard when someone you love is dying
I saw this kid who was about 5 years old
he was in the park all alone he was cold

there's something coming around
as wicked as it may seem
as wicked as anything could be

I know this girl she's barely alive
she's all haggard she's only twenty-five
she said she never had a friend before
I said "hey girl I'll be your friend but who's keeping score"
I sawthis other little girl on the phone
her mother comforts her from far from home
the little girl was very hesitant
her best friend lie dead on the pavement

I always end up back on the hill
looking down at the landfill
I always go there when I can
my friend Marty said Tim you're a lucky man