Alone Against The World Lyrics - Singles - Adolescents

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", that's 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