D.T. empty stare and body shiver 
Whisky - need a shot to stop the quiver 
I've been here for days or minutes 
Where is here? I couldn't tell 
Somewhere in the outer limits 
Pretty close, I guess, to Hell 
Hazy names and places 
Foggy memory 
Help me - Mister, can you spare a dollar? 
Need a drink before I start to holler 
Seedy bars is where I hang out 
Crawling up the Strip all night 
Dodging tabs and seeking spenders 
Passing out or starting fights 
It's a way of living 
In the underworld 

Close to the edge - Barfly 
Ready to fall 
Walking the ledge - Barfly 
Nothing or all 
Playing your part - Barfly 
Searching... Barfly 

Barrooms - stench of beer, the smell of losers 
Lowlifes - aging whores and senile boozers 
We're a family of zombies 
But a family nonetheless 
Gotta hang on to each other 
When your life's a filthy mess 
Fighting for survival 
Fighting loneliness 

Way out - got a choice, I'm not a dumb one 
Create - write a book and be a someone 
Memoirs very popular 
In those intellectual circles 
Barfly turns to cult - scene start 
Sleaze can be attractive 
Viewed from safer shores 

Close to the edge - Barfly 
Ready to fall 
Nothing or all - Barfly 
Searching... Barfly