CORNER MAN (Mark McAfee) The old man was sittin on the corner by the light Watching all the people as they run side by side Don’t know where they are going they forgot where they’ve been Just searching for an answer and waiting on the bell
He came there with a lady, but that was in the past He came there for the weather, for the coffee and a stare
The wisdom seems to fade now as new time creeps in And nobody’s gonna listen to the CORNER MAN There once was a time, when he passed by with a friend And people would stare cause he looks not like them But he didn’t notice or he didn’t care The girl that was looking would soon be his wife
No use to dwell on and no use to tell Cause years have gone by now since her farewell But the coffee and the corner still not that far from home But the steps seem much longer since shes been gone So after an hour and after a stare He just moves on now and nobody cares
“Until tomorrow” said the man at the door “Yeah’ said the man as he sat his wares down He walked on down the sidewalk and walked on cross the street He looked back at the table, the one he just left
He saw her reflection just like she was there He smiled and moved on and he shook his head
Shes not his first love, but she was his last He was her only, at least that’s what she said Now it don’t matter but what he would give For one cup of coffee with his woman to share
But she couldn’t be there and she couldn’t stare Its been ten long years now for the CORNER MAN
