Down 'n' Outer Lyrics - Nanci Griffith

I once was a lot like you 

We share a dream, I couldn't make come true 

I was a child who wrote my name 

Across a frosted window pane 

And there are jobs that I might hold 

If they'd just let me through the door 

Without a shower and new clothes 

That I can ill afford 

Can you spare the time? 

Can you spare a dime? 

Can you look me in the eye? 

I'm down 'n' out and I am lonely 

Do you ever think of me on Sunday? 

No I don't live across the water 

Hey, I live right here on this corner 

I'm just a bank account away from America 

I won't hurt your family 

I don't want a house there on your street 

And I know you think that I'm 

As lazy as a Hobo's sigh 

Now, you call me down 'n' outer 

If there's a way out 

I've not found 'er 

I only want to earn my piece of America 

Can you spare the time? 

Can you spare a dime? 

Can you look me in the eye? 

I'm down 'n' out and I am lonely 

Do you ever think of me on Sunday? 

No I don't live across the water 

Hey, I live right here on this corner 

I'm just a bank account away from America 

I'm just a bank account away from America