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I had a friend who wrecked his life
He left two children and a beautiful wife
Strange things were happening inside of his brain
He was the man who sold love for a handful of rain
He opened the door and flew from the cage
Out into the night just to turn another page
Of a life that was just a masquerade
He was the man who sold his house for a handful of rain
I saw him yesterday headin' for the bright lights
Just like a moth attracted by the glare
He broke my heart when he failed to recognize me
He was the man who sold a friend for a handful of rain
And now he lives on borrowed time
Sleeping where he falls all because he's slow dying
Only God gets near enough to hear the prayers beneath the crying
He was the man who sold his life for a handful of rain
He was the man who sold his life for a handful of rain