knock knock out the restroom
he cut off a little old lady
public bedroom is the subway
wait for public patience?
get a clue screw you
happy new year
see the ball drop
a million people gathered
zillion words talked
at the cross stop
she had the walk
i can't believe he had the gall
to cut her off
they fenced off the bench
you gotta work to earn to pay to live
in the apartments next to it
your dog's gotta pee
leash and lock and walk
down the stairs a block
to the nearest tree
if you're lucky
your friend slit her wrist
so much for the cancelled play
you made plans for
you gotta split
which train is it?
i mean subway
to be clear
i'm sorry little hazy
ran out of wit

in the west
we're just a little bit behind
to make up our mind
we take up our time
a little less defined

she's ok
thank god what a day
i gotta watch the apartment
she's watching for my boss
while she's away
my houseguests from the west
gotta come with me
they got nowhere else to sleep
maybe they can walk the dog
down the stairs a block
to the tree to pee
to free her for a minute
then use the key
I gave them to unlock the fence
to spot the bench
to sit down for a new york minute
for them it'd be free
but they would never do that
because it's freezing
use the starbucks
to take a pee and split
use the local coffee shop
to pee and sit
have a think buy a drink
damn good hot tea
thank you please

bum gave him two
and he asked for five
bum cd player
but he's scraping' by
he got the keys to something
but he can't survive?
man i don't buy
i don't buy
i'm gonna use what I have
of these broken eyes
to go blind and just be
to realize something's on my side
take away my pride
i don't usually pray
but in it i confide
surrounded by these people
and surrounded by their mazes
surrounded by these rundown cliché
ghost-town farmer places
i've lost my edge
i've lost my pep
i've lost my step and braces
i've lost my map
lost my way back
I'm lost in my own mazes

bus for three days?
man you crazy!
just trying to have fun
and prove that we're tough
despite the ear crust
and the tongue fuzz
leave my face on
and cut my nose off
next to me this dude just blew up
scratch my dandruff
try to hide it
eyes wide open
he saw the whole thing
don't mean to be mean
i'm throwin' him up!
i'm throwin' him up!
don't mean to be mean
he saw the whole thing
eyes wide open
try to hide it
scratch my dandruff
this dude just blew up next to me
and cut my nose off
and leave my face on
and the tongue fuzz
despite the ear crust
to prove that we're tough
just trying to have fun
man you crazy
bus for three days!

a little more refined