Dead cat on the line

[Verse 1]
Oh, my mind takes its toll
Spent my 80th birthday all alone
Worked all my life couldn't save a dime
Now I'll just hang here
Dead cat on the line

[Verse 2]
I remember it all the strike of '62
Ridin' on the transport in 1942
Told 'em how it was and they walked off the line
I got a room above the bar now I'm a dead cat on the line

[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way

[Verse 3]
Can't go out, can't show yourself
They'll find you out give you some help
Locked up with a roommate they think that's fine
But I'm not a baby I'm just a dead cat on the line

[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way

[Verse 4]
Maybe I had a wife pretty and young
Maybe raised a famliy maybe we all got along
Maybe we squeaked by scratching for each dime
Maybe I'm just an old bum or a dead cat on the line

[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way

[Verse 5]
I took a walk to get my check, pick up some food, and get a little lift
Elevens must be up its like they can tell i'm dying
No one even sees me I'm a dead cat on the line

[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way

[Verse 6]
My TV is garbage
Radio's a bore
My memories fade
Only torture
This room above the bar it gets smaller all the time
I sleep and never dream. I'm a dead cat on the line

[Chorus]
Hung out to die
It doesn't matter anyway
Dead cat on the line
Warn you what's on the way