Twilight Of A Champion

The risin' moon faces the sickenin' sun
And the lights in the tower blocks go on, one by one
A big shot, overlookin' this black iron skyline
Surrounded by his symbols of prosperity sits back in his new leather chair
Ripped off the back of some unfortunate beast

I'm smilin' through my teeth
Anybody can be a millionaire, so everybody's gotta try
But by the laws of this human jungle only the heartless will survive
And down there but for the grace of God, go I

The smoke and the steam, and the broken down dreams
The hope and the hunger, frustration and anger
The little drunken lives drivin' through the traffic lights
And away from who they are
But I've been thinkin' of you
In this great city of great solitude

Crossin' the central reservation of my imagination
Searchin' for the world I left behind
A shadow huntin' shadows of childhood life
It's all I want and all I miss
But how can I return, to a place that don't exist

From Mombosa to Miami, Beiruit to Bangladesh
I've flown around the world standin' on the wing of a jet
Tryin' to salvage my emotions from the bottom of the oceans
You see I sold my soul to pay for my dinner
My stomach grew fatter but my heart grew thinner
I ain't fooling, I'm fallin', I wasn't wicked just weak
I ain't lyin', I'm dyin' crippled by deceit

Crossin' the central reservation of my imagination
Searchin' for the world I left behind
A shadow hunting shadows of childhood life
It's all I want and all I miss
But how can I return to a place that don't exist
Oh, these hand that wrote the agony has just begun
Will be the hands that pull the trigger of this gun