Story Behind The Song
I actually met this guy in Chicago's Loop, and he actually told me the story almost word for word as it is in the song. I didn't have money to give him, but oddly enough I was with a label owner at the time, and he gave him 5 bucks. I went home and wrot
Song Description
Singer meets a homeless man with a tale of sadness -- he finished his time in prison to find his lover has left him behind, which also means he has no place to live. The singer muses that having nowhere to go is worse, perhaps the only thing worse, than
Song Length |
4:36 |
Genre |
Blues - Chicago, Blues - Traditional |
Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Heartbreaking, Troubled |
Subject |
Poverty, Luck/Coincidence |
Similar Artists |
Tracy Chapman, Lucinda Williams |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
NOWHERE TO GO
Yesterday I met a man
With nowhere to go
Asked him how he got there
And he didn't know
He was an unlucky man
Just an unlucky man
His borrowed time was repossessed
And he had nowhere to go
He said --I just got outta jail
And I tried to go home
Walked in on my woman
And she wasn't alone
Now my heart's broke agin
I'm getting' desperate man
Can you help me with five dollars --please
Don't make me beg on my knees'
Nowhere to go
Is worse than
No one to love
A map without a road to where
You're dreaming of
His borrowed time was repossessed
And he had nowhere to go
Nowhere to go
Is worse than no one to love
A map without a destination
You're thinking of
His stolen time was gone for good
And he had nowhere to go
He was an unlucky man
Just a desperate man
Could've been you or me
And he had nowhere to go
He was an unlucky man
Just a desperate man
Could've been you or me
©2003 Steve Pasek
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