Change

My contribution to NDCs weekly throwback thursday. Genre: Blues, Theme: Change. A song by ScreenslaveBlue --------------------------------- [Verse 1] I’m standin’ on this corner, wind cuttin’ through my bones, Cardboard sign’s a-tremblin’, says “any change, I’m alone.” The city hums right past me, eyes don’t meet my face, Cold world keeps on spinnin’, left me in this lonesome place. [Chorus] Change, oh change, just a nickel or a dime, World’s turned hard and heavy, stealin’ all my time. Frost on my fingers, heart’s growin’ strange, Beggin’ for a dollar, but I’m prayin’ for a change. [Verse 2] Sidewalk’s my old pillow, stars my only roof, Dreams I had got shattered, truth’s a bitter proof. Folks walk by with pockets full, but their hearts are locked up tight, Winter’s breath is chasin’ me through this long, unending night. [Chorus] Change, oh change, just a nickel or a dime, World’s turned hard and heavy, stealin’ all my time. Frost on my fingers, heart’s growin’ strange, Beggin’ for a dollar, but I’m prayin’ for a change. [Bridge] Once I had a story, love and a warm bed, Now the street’s my master, echoes in my head. Every coin that jingles, buys a moment’s peace, But this cold world’s weight won’t ever seem to cease. [Verse 3] Last night I saw a light, soft as a distant flame, Whispered through the shadows, softly called my name. I closed my eyes and drifted, felt the cold begin to fade, Was it freedom from the streets, or a debt forever paid? [Chorus] Change, oh change, don’t need nickels anymore, Found a quiet freedom, stepped through a different door. Frost don’t bite my fingers, heart’s no longer strange, Begged for a dollar, but I found my final change. [Outro] So here’s my tattered story, sung beneath the city’s glow, Was I saved or taken? Only the cold winds know. Change came soft and silent, set my weary soul to roam, Free at last, I’m wanderin’—but where, I’ll never know.