If you see me in some city
And I just turn and stare
Please don't think I'm looking through you
For my mind, it isn't there

'Cause I'm a wino and I know it
My mind is weak and torn
I'd be living with my sister
But she died when she was born

Could I hit you for a quarter?
Knowing what you'd like to say
If you knew I'd spent a lifetime
Waiting for a drink, today

'Cause I'm a wino and I know it
I live on borrowed time
Went to church, last Sunday morning
Passed the plate and stole the dime

I'd like to visit with my children
But they've turned the other way
Lost their mother, last September
And I just found out, today

‘Cause I’m a wino and I know it
My time is running short
Least I pray, tomorrow morning
Finds me dead in City Park
Yes, I pray, tomorrow morning
Finds me dead in City Park