Lyrics
The other night, out along Skid Row
By a liquor store sign's garish glow
I saw a fellow I used to know
A long, long time ago
He stood with the lost, with the living dead
With rumpled clothes and a real bad head
Reviewing the wasted life he'd led
And as I passed, he said
Let me tell you a story that is sad but true
About someone who just may remind you of you
Let me tell you a tale that may help you to wake up and think
Somebody buy me a drink
It begins long ago on a happy day
With a fool who threw love away
Who exchanged a good home
For a flophouse, a bar, and the clink
Somebody buy me a drink
Well, to see me today, when I have hit the skids
Who would think I once had a fine wife and kids?
Yes, I was that fool after treasure and pleasure
And love was just a game played with some other date
Now there's only one thing I feel certain of
The only true treasure in life is love
Without someone to love you, love you
See how low you can sink
Somebody buy me a drink
Well, to see me today, when I've hit the skids
Who would think I once had a fine wife and kids?
Yes, I was that fool after treasure and pleasure
And love was just a game played with some other date
Now there's only one thing I feel certain of
The only true treasure in life is love
Without someone to love you, love you
See how low you can sink
Somebody buy me a drink
Somebody buy me a drink
You better believe I need a drink
Somebody buy me a drink
Just a little one, please