once man

         

once a man

Once  a kid just a kid

Innocent like a child and

Swingin'

                On

                      The

                                Swing

                                            Set

                                                  Swing

                                  Swingin'

                            On

                    The

        Swing

set

No trouble on his mind yet

Not a place to lead his life yet

So long ago he was a child.

Or a young boy in his prime,

Yes

He was young and tough as time then

Swingin

                With

                        His

                                Girl

                                      Friends

                                                    Swing

                                    Swingin'

                                With

            His

            Girl 

Friends

Such a simple life

Yes

What a simple simple time

Then.

Once he was a man too

did everything a man would do

that man was not the same inside

no

no longer keeping track of time just,

swingin

                with

                        the

                                dope

                                          heads

                                                  swing

                                    swingin'

                            with

                    the

          dope

heads

tryin to find the place again

where he was a child

yes

put some meaning to his life

yes

thick rollers in his veins

bloody noses from cocaine

now more lost than when  he started

thought he had a life then

no

swingin'

              on

                    a

                        dope

                                  binge

                                          swing

                              swingin'

                        on

                    a

            dope

binge

now he recalls he was a family man

had a reason to keep going

then

not high on lsd

then

not snorting speed

or shooting smack

then

he had children of his own

his own children and a

home.

so long ago

long

ago.

he's a tired old man now

swingin'

              by

                  his

                        neck

                                    swing

                      swingin'

                by

          his

neck

he forgets all of his life

yes

now he doesnt have no time left

once a child now again

and he leaves the world behind

him.