Dan Jordan - Paupers, Tramps, Thieves Lyrics

Hidden down the alley
With suspicion in his eyes
There's secrecy in darkness raves
The crazy alibi
The pauper and the tramp
In caution they deny
As silenced is the night
As another someone dies

Now the rain hits heavy against the floor
Like the dead who won't stop knocking at your door
Not even the moon wants to show its face
In the devil's place

Trapped in desperation
In those unsettling eyes
Where feelings are all memories
And life becomes a lie
Now the trees they cower
As the butcher passes by
And silenced is the night as
Another someone dies

So be careful who you choose to become
Or you'll be staring down the barrel of that gun
But we're all committing suicide anyway
So does it really matter what I say?

Welcome to a new state of mind
Where love, hope and reason, they're all left behind
The streets are all still and the stars run and hide
The thief commands the night with the devil at his side

Trapped in a world
Where freedom costs your life
Preying on the weak
Where everyone's a price
Is living overrated?
Or are you just that bored?
Is there too much hatred?
Or are you just obscure?

So welcome to a state of confusion
Welcome to a nation of delusion
In this place everything's a sin
So come on in

Welcome to a new state of mind
Where love, hope and reason, they're all left behind
The streets are all still and the stars run and hide
The thief commands the night with the devil at his side

Welcome to a new state of mind
Where love, hope and reason, they're all left behind
The streets are all still and the stars run and hide
The thief commands the night with the devil at his side