Alone Against the World
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He left home at 16, the days go by like years
He didn't get much schooling but he learned a lot on the road
He knows one thing, not to trust no one but himself
He hopes and prays, but he knows his days are numbered
Well, he hits the bottle to wipe out his fears
But no one's there to wipe away those whiskey tears
He's alone against the world
He wonders if his girl back home is missing him at all
He'd like to listen to her voice but he's too poor to call
He told her that he's send for her if he could get ahead
By now she's probably given him up for dead
Night after night he's all alone
Each step he takes, he's farther from home
There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
He stumbles through life on a wing and a prayer
He boards a bus in L.A., winds up in New Orleans
Bums a couple of cigarettes from a sailor in the depot
Steals a couple of purses and buys himself a dingy room
No matter where he stays, he knows his days are numbered
Well, he slams the needle to wipe out his fears
But there's no one there to wipe out those junkie tears
He's all alone against the world
He wound up in Raleigh with a bullet in his leg
'You should have seen the other guy' as all he had to say
Two bits away from help but he's afraid they will reuse his call
He knows his days are numbered
Stranded in the Midwest and he don't know where to go
The west coast cops are on his tail, the east is full of snow
He thinks, '4, 5, 6 more years of this, I'll lose my head
And a few more years of crazy, I'll probably end up dead
Oh god, I wish I was back home in my bed!'
Night after night he's all alone
Each step he takes is farther from home
There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
He stumbles through life on a wing an a prayer
(He's crying, He's dying)
It was only last year
That he turned seventeen
Now this ain't the life
That a young boy should lead
He's alone against the world!
He didn't get much schooling but he learned a lot on the road
He knows one thing, not to trust no one but himself
He hopes and prays, but he knows his days are numbered
Well, he hits the bottle to wipe out his fears
But no one's there to wipe away those whiskey tears
He's alone against the world
He wonders if his girl back home is missing him at all
He'd like to listen to her voice but he's too poor to call
He told her that he's send for her if he could get ahead
By now she's probably given him up for dead
Night after night he's all alone
Each step he takes, he's farther from home
There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
He stumbles through life on a wing and a prayer
He boards a bus in L.A., winds up in New Orleans
Bums a couple of cigarettes from a sailor in the depot
Steals a couple of purses and buys himself a dingy room
No matter where he stays, he knows his days are numbered
Well, he slams the needle to wipe out his fears
But there's no one there to wipe out those junkie tears
He's all alone against the world
He wound up in Raleigh with a bullet in his leg
'You should have seen the other guy' as all he had to say
Two bits away from help but he's afraid they will reuse his call
He knows his days are numbered
Stranded in the Midwest and he don't know where to go
The west coast cops are on his tail, the east is full of snow
He thinks, '4, 5, 6 more years of this, I'll lose my head
And a few more years of crazy, I'll probably end up dead
Oh god, I wish I was back home in my bed!'
Night after night he's all alone
Each step he takes is farther from home
There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
He stumbles through life on a wing an a prayer
(He's crying, He's dying)
It was only last year
That he turned seventeen
Now this ain't the life
That a young boy should lead
He's alone against the world!
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:53.64] He left home at 16, the days go by like years
[00:59.14] He didn't get much schooling but he learned a lot on the road
[01:05.41] He knows one thing, not to trust no one but himself
[01:11.07] He hopes and prays, but he knows his days are numbered
[01:16.98] Well, he hits the bottle to wipe out his fears
[01:20.16] But no one's there to wipe away those whiskey tears
[01:24.69] He's alone against the world
[01:26.37] He wonders if his girl back home is missing him at all
[01:29.15] He'd like to listen to her voice but he's too poor to call
[01:32.28] He told her that he's send for her if he could get ahead
[01:35.04] By now she's probably given him up for dead
[01:38.12] Night after night he's all alone
[01:40.92] Each step he takes, he's farther from home
[01:44.08] There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
[01:47.07] He stumbles through life on a wing and a prayer
[02:02.74] He boards a bus in L.A., winds up in New Orleans
[02:07.76] Bums a couple of cigarettes from a sailor in the depot
[02:13.75] Steals a couple of purses and buys himself a dingy room
[02:19.84] No matter where he stays, he knows his days are numbered
[02:25.60] Well, he slams the needle to wipe out his fears
[02:28.67] But there's no one there to wipe out those junkie tears
[02:33.01] He's all alone against the world
[02:34.77] He wound up in Raleigh with a bullet in his leg
[02:37.53] 'You should have seen the other guy' as all he had to say
[02:40.48] Two bits away from help but he's afraid they will reuse his call
[02:43.51] He knows his days are numbered
[02:46.64] Stranded in the Midwest and he don't know where to go
[02:49.22] The west coast cops are on his tail, the east is full of snow
[02:51.91] He thinks, '4, 5, 6 more years of this, I'll lose my head
[02:55.16] And a few more years of crazy, I'll probably end up dead
[02:58.26] Oh god, I wish I was back home in my bed!'
[03:01.15] Night after night he's all alone
[03:04.01] Each step he takes is farther from home
[03:06.97] There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
[03:09.92] He stumbles through life on a wing an a prayer
[03:25.49] (He's crying, He's dying)
[03:39.33] It was only last year
[03:42.32] That he turned seventeen
[03:45.37] Now this ain't the life
[03:47.99] That a young boy should lead
[04:00.10] He's alone against the world!
[04:03.71]
[00:59.14] He didn't get much schooling but he learned a lot on the road
[01:05.41] He knows one thing, not to trust no one but himself
[01:11.07] He hopes and prays, but he knows his days are numbered
[01:16.98] Well, he hits the bottle to wipe out his fears
[01:20.16] But no one's there to wipe away those whiskey tears
[01:24.69] He's alone against the world
[01:26.37] He wonders if his girl back home is missing him at all
[01:29.15] He'd like to listen to her voice but he's too poor to call
[01:32.28] He told her that he's send for her if he could get ahead
[01:35.04] By now she's probably given him up for dead
[01:38.12] Night after night he's all alone
[01:40.92] Each step he takes, he's farther from home
[01:44.08] There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
[01:47.07] He stumbles through life on a wing and a prayer
[02:02.74] He boards a bus in L.A., winds up in New Orleans
[02:07.76] Bums a couple of cigarettes from a sailor in the depot
[02:13.75] Steals a couple of purses and buys himself a dingy room
[02:19.84] No matter where he stays, he knows his days are numbered
[02:25.60] Well, he slams the needle to wipe out his fears
[02:28.67] But there's no one there to wipe out those junkie tears
[02:33.01] He's all alone against the world
[02:34.77] He wound up in Raleigh with a bullet in his leg
[02:37.53] 'You should have seen the other guy' as all he had to say
[02:40.48] Two bits away from help but he's afraid they will reuse his call
[02:43.51] He knows his days are numbered
[02:46.64] Stranded in the Midwest and he don't know where to go
[02:49.22] The west coast cops are on his tail, the east is full of snow
[02:51.91] He thinks, '4, 5, 6 more years of this, I'll lose my head
[02:55.16] And a few more years of crazy, I'll probably end up dead
[02:58.26] Oh god, I wish I was back home in my bed!'
[03:01.15] Night after night he's all alone
[03:04.01] Each step he takes is farther from home
[03:06.97] There's no one to help him, his parents don't care
[03:09.92] He stumbles through life on a wing an a prayer
[03:25.49] (He's crying, He's dying)
[03:39.33] It was only last year
[03:42.32] That he turned seventeen
[03:45.37] Now this ain't the life
[03:47.99] That a young boy should lead
[04:00.10] He's alone against the world!
[04:03.71]