Plastic Horses

歌詞

Well, he was sittin' on the sidewalk Christmas Eve All by himself with a brown bag drink Oh, and a pocketful of plastic horses I sat down next him, it was the luck of the draw It was snowing like hell, talkin' cats and dogs That's when I saw them plastic horses I said, Hey man, what's the deal on that He said, I'll tell ya for a cigarette And soon as that Marlboro was lit He said I got a little girl in Carolina She gave these plastic horses to me But her mama says that I can't see her Until I'm off these damn amphetamines And it's been a long time Since I've seen her smile She thinks I'm long gone But I'm still holdin' on To plastic horses Said I'd been carrying these toys for 20 years And I can still see her face through all the tears But she couldn't pick me out of a crowd Oh, and I got some demons that I just can't beat That's why I'm out here on this street Can't be the man I need to be He said I got a little girl in Carolina She gave these plastic horses to me But her mama says that I can't see her Until I'm off these damn amphetamines And it's been a long time Since I've seen her smile She thinks I'm long gone But I'm still holdin' on To plastic horses Last thing that he said to me Was he was fixin' to get clean In time for his daughter's birthday One week later when I woke up And I filled up my coffee cup I opened the paper to the page It read there's a man found down in Georgia On the sidewalk New Year's Eve He had a pocketful of plastic horses And a picture of his daughter up his sleeve And every now and then I think about him And I know he's long gone But I'm still holdin' on To plastic horses