Why wish upon a star my friend Keep a Merlin in your hand See the leering vagrants Dirty hands, dirty face and they rant Living on the wind-down Sure, through it all you'll prevail Consistently staying at zero Square one, the first mile, stand still Live on the fringes, peel back a smile Second chances for no one, desire's a deadly pill Kiss the sky while you figure you're wading up to your knees Pouring swill in a dixie cup, maybe you'll die in your sleep Live on the fringes, peel back a smile Second chances for no one, desire's a deadly pill Walk away, you know you won't get what you want Don't even waste your time So I leave you with this now, Life has no place for heroes In the trench of the seemingly Unfortunate few, the doomed souls Live on the fringes, peel back a smile Second chances for no one, desire's a deadly pill Walk away, you know you won't get what you want Don't even waste your time