Dead On The Street

*I sit on this corner
All alone
I'm by myself;
I have no home.

People walk by
All the time
Some don't see me
Some just stare
But no one ever looks twice;
They don't dare.

I looked across the street today
And through the rain i saw
A little girl with little braids
Look up and say,
"I love you Mom."

Once upon a time,
That little girl was me.
And all i could do
Was sit there crying
Wishing i could make her see.
But i'm just dead on the street.

My life didn't used to
Be this way.
Things just got worse
Every day.
Maybe my life truly is cursed.

I used to love,
I used to laugh,
I used to be happy
But good things don't last.

My plan for tomorrow
Was to jump off the bridge.
It's a long walk
But worth it in the end.

But the little girl
And her mom
Were crossing the street.
And a shiney black Ferrari
Ran a red light.

The little girl's mom
Just didn't see.
I jumped up and ran
Into the street.

I grabbed that girl
Around the waist
And threw her
Out of the way.

I felt a pain in my side
I wondered if i was still alive.

Then i felt
A hand on my knee.
The little girl looked at me
And said,"please don't die."
A tear fell from her right eye
And landed on my cheek.
Somehow this put
Me at peace.
I guess it was the first time
Somebody cared.

I looked at her and said,
"promise me, you won't
End up dead on the street.
Promise you won't be like me
Promise you'll live a happy life."

The little girl's mom
Ran to my side
And cried,
"Thank you for saving
My baby's life!"

Suddenly there was
No more pain,
No more yelling
And no more screams.
All the flashing lights disappeared,
Everything went dark,
And all the rain cleared.

Maybe all those years
Living dead on the street
Were just to save
That little girl's life.

That's fine with me
Cause she's growing up
She's got a job,
And she'll never forget.

So i might be gone
But that little girl lived,
And let's face it;
My life is all i had
To give.*