There But for Fortune

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Show me the prison Show me the jail Show me the prisoner who's life has gone stale And I'll show you a young man With so many reasons why There but for fortune, go you or I [Verse 2] Show me the alley Show me the train Show me the hobo who sleeps out in the rain And I'll show you a young man With so many reasons why There but for fortune, go you or I [Verse 3] Show me the whiskey Stains on the floor Show me the drunkard as he stumbles out the door And I'll show you a young man With so many reasons why There but for fortune, go you or I [Verse 4] Show me the country Where the bombs had to fall Show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall And I'll show you a young man With so many reasons why There but for fortune, go you and I Go you and I