[travis]

Watching traffic, kicking stones
v
He had a crumpled up dollar in his pocket today
lost it through a hole in his ragged jeans
puts rough cuts of cardboard piece's away
slides them in his worn out shoes when it rains
Cops think that poverty has become a crime
What he wears gets him searched..time-after-time
c
Watching traffic, kicking stones
Malls and libraries till they close
In and out of sleep, frozen to the bone
mom speaks softly, son it's time to come home
v
Never moans unless it's 'bout the weather
gets food from our kitchen come rain or shine
sits by himself, others sit together
ask how he is, he'll nod and say, I'm fine
Christmas, he gave me a small wooden box he'd made
Gift-Wrapped in a New York Times front page
b
His foot traps a wind blown glossy magazine
He didn't make the rich list again,but a man can dream
I bet he's been pickin' through a lot trash cans today
wondering why all that amount of good food gets thrown away
c2
Watching traffic, kicking stones
Malls and libraries till they close
In and out of sleep, frozen to the bone
mom speaks softly, son we're all glad your now home

[HappyBastard]

I quite like the story to it, clearly venting some thoughts about (US?) society.  Would be interested to know what style of music this fits.
The ideas in the first verse with the dollar and the cardboard were what I liked best, in my opinion.

[travis]

Thanks it's country.I seem to be one of the few who write in this genre on the site maybe lol
Thanks
Travis

[Paul]

Your lyrics are very good travis.  I thought the imagery about the cardboard inserted into shoes was especially strong.  It's great to see that you're writing country style songs!

[travis]

Hi Paul
Thanks for looking and your comments
Travis

[melodybeals]

So good it gave me chills while i was reading it

[travis]

Thank you kindly for your comments
Travis

[Stroller2010]

I think this is really clever, a good take on modern life and how messed up it is. Lots of creative imagery here. Good job.

[travis]

Thanks for your comments Stroller appreciated
Travis

[Sing4me88]

I Love this. The title had me hooked from the start, caught me imagination right away. I love the whole critique of society that the song conducts. It's a great idea and one that might seem almost impossible to achieve at first glance but you've nailed it right on the head. Lyrically it's genius, uses so many great lines and images and I can actually picture the poor guy kicking stones along the high way in his worn out shoes!

Brilliant!