The Alley

D A G D A D A Voices in the alley, the boys are just chillin’, G D railing on the day’s taking, fueling up the rumour milling, G D a few more prey along the way, chasing that elusive million, A G back to the wall in the alley’s shade, tryin’ to hide your true colours away, A G D A G D A look in the mirror what do you see? victim or villain? D A An angry boy runs from angry shouts in the angry place he called home, G D finds comfort with his alley friends, no longer feels alone, G D sometimes hard to understand, the shill is so misleading, A G business in the alley’s strong, all the need, the greed and deceiving, D A leads him down the alley, says he’s more than willing, G D dirty deeds for dirty drugs, one more opioid killing, G D another day in the alley, filling the needs that need filling, A G back to the wall in the alley’s shade, tryin’ to hide your true colours away, A G D A G D A look in the mirror what do you see? victim or villain? D A She covers up the lifeless body, the alley looking on, G D everything stops for just a moment, then blindly moves along, G D she tries to make a difference, visits the alley each day, A G one smiling face, one lifted soul, tries not to cry as she turns away, D A so many needs, needs that need filling, what’s the cost of this blood that’s spilling G D forgotten faces, hard cases, weight of the world seems love is fading, G D another day in the alley, filling the needs that need filling, A G back to the wall in the alley’s shade, tryin’ to hide your true colours away, A G D A G D A look in the mirror what do you see? victim or villain? D A Voices in the alley, the boys are just chillin’, G D railing on the day’s taking, fueling up the rumour milling, G D a few more prey along the way, chasing that elusive million, A G back to the wall in the alley’s shade, tryin’ to hide your true colours away, A G look in the mirror what do you see? victim or villain? A G back to the wall in the alley’s shade, tryin’ to hide your true colours away, A G D A G D A look in the mirror what do you see? D A G D