Granny Steps

On the side walk I walk home tonight
On the side walk I walk every day
I see faces scarred with a crooked bite
Forty dollars will get you fucked all night
So close to home I could take my pick
Friends on every corner
Silhouettes in the doorways
Sold to this city
Down, down, downtown is barely breathing
Down, down, downtown is alive and barely holding on
Is a lie, alone crawling up my front steps to my front door
Beaten down, written off, case closed
Turn around and get your dick sucked
You say take out the garbage
I say who’s more fucked
Who sees what I see
Who’s listening
Down, down, downtown is alive and barely holding on
Is a lie, alone crawling up my front steps to my front door
Forced out, to sodomize a quiet night
They all, they all go out without a fight
Will we, will we ever make this right