The wino has something to say So listen and don't walk away He's really a pal and he won't steal your gal The wino has something to say The wino was once a big man He sports a tattoo from Japan He'll tell you his name if you play the sad game The wino was once a big man A traveller, a dreamer, a poor man, a schemer He knows about life much too well The streets of the city are alley's of pity Really his heaven and hell The wino cools off in the rain He dreams of expensive champagne A bottle a day keeps the cruel world away The wino cools off in the rain A traveller, a dreamer, a poor man, a schemer He knows about life much too well The streets of the city are alley's of pity Really his heaven and hell The wino has something to say So listen, when you pass his way