There is a man and his dog in the alley They're sharing a bite to eat A cardboard sign it leans in the doorway and reads: I ain't homeless, I am free Busy people walk by on their lunch break They look but they just don't see With a phone in their ear They can't even hear The sounds that might set them free A police siren screams down the alley A cop gets out with a slam of his door He said a man woh matches your description Just robbed the West Side Cash and Carry Store You're mistaken, I'm afraid said the old man Me and my friend, we have no needs We take life as it goes, like a flower when it grows Leaves behind only petals and seeds There is a dog all alone in the alley Lookin' for a scrap to eat A cardboard sign has fallen in the doorway No one even bothers to read