The Last Tenant in a House Out of Time
I'm the last angry tenant in a house out of time;
Now I'm serving my sentence that's befitting the crime.
The clock counts down the hours, the final curtain call;
My time and space collapsing the night before the fall.
I'm the last lonely tenant in a house out of time;
The only mouse still stirring that hasn't earned a dime.
The pendulum descending, the writing's on the wall;
Tomorrow this old building will meet the wrecking ball.
Like the last living earthling in a world out of time;
I'm the sad soul survivor, and dying in my prime.
Or like the fallen captain who goes down with his ship;
It's time to face the music with a stiff upper lip.
I'm the lost squallid squatter; the walls are closing in.
The town turned off my water, and all is wearing thin.
Like the last ragged soldier, defender of my ground;
I wonder where and how now my body will be found.
I'm the last angry tenant in a house out of time;
Yes I'm serving my sentence that's befitting the crime.
Bulldozers they are rolling, jackhammers in the street;
A cat jumped out the wndow and landed on his feet.more