There It Went
All I’ve got is what you see
A cardboard bed that sometimes gives me sleep
Beside the fire
I’m shivering wet
Along this lonely rivers edge
Thought I could handle life
But there it went
Look inside
See my soul
It’s there somewhere
Behind my wrinkled coat
Unwashed hair
A beard unkempt
Sleepless nights inside my tent
Thought I could handle life
But there it went
A few bad months
That’s all it took
To leave me here alone
Foundations shook
The life I knew
Was swept away
Into this concrete riverbed
Thought I could handle life
But there it went
I served my country
With gun in hand
I risked my life to save this precious land
I never dreamed
I’d wind up dead
Without a home where I can lay my head
Thought I could handle life
But there it went
I’m not alone
As you can see
So many others living just like me
Cold and hungry
We’re barley fed
The tides have turned our sun has set
Thought I could handle life
But there it went
Thought I could handle life
But there it went