Stagger Lyrics - Street Dogs

(Chorus) 

He's just a drunk 

An old salty dog 

Stagger, you drink and then fall 

Unaware that your life is held up against the wall 

Aching, just dying inside 

Still you cling on tight to your obstinate pride 

I knew a man at the end of the bar 

Wore a look of erosion, some old battle scars 

Told many stories, none of them bright 

If you bought him liberations, he spun them all night 

Started out in Normandy, moved right onto France 

The battle of Berlin and more veteran partance 

At the end this generation, not like the last 

Kids today need to learn from the past 

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(Chorus) 

Getting to loud barkeeper gives the hook 

All the patrons laugh so hard the dive nearly shook 

Into the alley he goes furious and irate 

Expletives and threats babbled in hate 

Finally he collapses down to the asphalt 

Battered mug and lacerations, it's his fault 

Bystanders tap numbers for the ambulance call 

Salty dog going for an E.R. haul 

(Chorus) 

Salt you stagger away and then fall 

Continuously stubborn and defiant through it all 

Vet you'll rattle, bemoan and berate 

People not backing ideals out of date 

What he doesn't relize 

Is he's the enemy of him 

What he can't see 

Is he's stuck in yesterday 

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Battle EMT's, they try to help him 

Inside self imposed defiance, he'd rather swim 

Inside of him, a crazy death wish 

(Chorus) 

I knew a man at the end of the bar 

With a VFW jacket and some old battle scars 

Did you hear the news? 

Stagger's wish came true