Seth Avett - Just a Bum Lyrics

[Verse 1]I saw a man, he's a well-dressed manHe had a tan from the YucatanHe had a car, he looked like a starI said, "Hey, don't I know who you are?"But when he glanced into my eyesI saw, yes, I saw was such a big surprise[Chorus]That he's afraid that he's just a bumSomeday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without a dimeTime ain't money when all you got is timeAnd you can see himStandin' on the corner with the nine-day beard and the bright red eyes[Verse 2]I know a guy, he's a pal of mineI said, "Hey", he said, "I'm doin' fineI'm movin' up the ladder, rung, rung, rungI'm gonna get my million while I am still young"But at night when he's had a fewHis eyes say different than his tongue[Chorus]They say I'm afraid that I'm just a bumSomeday when all my stuff is gone and I'm left without a dimeTime ain't money when all you got is timeAnd I can see meStandin' on the corner with my nine-day beard and my bright red eyesGoin' hey, hey, hey, hey, heyCome on, listen to my story, man, hey, hey, hey, heyAw, come on, hey[Verse 3]Some people live to work and work to liveAny little tremble and the earth might giveYou can't hide it in a Volvo or a London FogCan't hide it in a mansion with an imported dogNo matter how we plan and rehearseWe're at pink slip's mercy in a paper universe[Chorus]And we're afraid that we're just a bumSomeday when all our stuff is gone and we're left without a dimeTime ain't money when all you got is timeAnd we can see usStandin' on the corner with our nine-day beards and our bright red eyesGoin' hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyHey, hey, hey, heyCome on, listen to our story now, heyHey, hey, heyCome on, hey[Verse 4]The man of sorrow is acquainted with griefHe stands in line waiting for reliefHe will tell ya it wasn't always this wayOne bad little thing happened one bad little dayHeartbreak has bad teeth and a sour smellAnd it lives when he can in a cheap hotel[Chorus]And he's afraid that he's just a bumSomeday when all his stuff is gone and he's left without a dimeTime ain't money when all you got is timeAnd you can see himStandin' on the corner with the nine-day beard and the bright red eyesGoin' hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, heyOh, listen to my story please, hey, hey, hey, heyOh, hey