The Lonely Orphan

Orphans

The Lonely Orphan
(Arpino)

Well i’m just a lonely orphan
wearing somebody’s hand-me-down shoes
Well i sure aint got nothing
So i damn sure got nothing to lose
On the day i was born
i started paying my dues
mom and daddy kept on drinking their booze
I swear i gave em both a bad case of the blues
And its been this way since they’ve been printing the news

Well i’m just a lonely orphan
Wearing somebody’s hand-me-down shoes (oh my!)
Well i sure aint got nothing here
So i damn sure got nothing to lose here

When i grow up to be a man
Just one thing i’d do if i can
gonna bang on your door and wish you well
Momma and daddy you can both go to hell

Well i’m just a lonely orphan
Spent a year staring at the wall
Well i aint happy and i aint sad

I’m just shuffling through these empty halls
When i grow up to be a man
Just one thing i’d do if i can
gonna bang on your door and wish you well
Momma and daddy you can both go to hell

Because i’m just a lonely orphan
wearing hand-me-down shoes
i’m just a lonely orphan
And i swear i got nothing to lose