Nothing To Lose

He's running wild through the streets at night But he's hiding in the shadows by the break of day He's got a clip-on Spydarco knife But it's just for keeping the wolves at bay 2 AM, fucked up again He's living with the bottle cause he's living with the pain Insane, poking veins he's standing in the rain He's go nothing to lose and everything to gain Unwanted, unforgiving He's tired of fighting and he's tired of living here Swigging bear with nothing to fear He's got nothing to lose... so he's always winning. He's suffocating - the pain can be excruciating And liberating - it helps him forget the world he's hating Now he's waiting - and there won't be any negotiating He's got nothing to lose, he's been bloodied and he's been bruised He ain't taking anymore abuse He's had enough of theirs institutions And all the rules he was told to obey They offered no solutions So he hit the street before they put him away In a deprogramming youth care center To rid him of his insubordinate ways "You know that boy ain't right" Is what you'll hear his parents say Down on the world and down on his luck He's got nothing to lose he don't give a fuck about shit Takin' risks in the street throwing bricks With nothing to lose... you drove him to this Trying hard to forget the past He's sleeping under the overpass Of I-95 just trying to survive Just waiting for the moon to arrive --- Nothing to Lose - Against All Authority