Blind man on the corner With a tin cup in his hand Bag-lady in the garbage Digging for some cans We all just turn away Nothing to do or say Down on Tough Luck Avenue CHORUS: No Future On Tough Luck Avenue No Glory There ain't much left to lose Sad Stories It could happen to you Talking Tough Luck Avenue Young vet leaning on a lamppost Only got one leg to stand Asked me for a dollar Said "I ain't got it man" - But I lied Mother and her baby In a box they call their home Everybody got a story All they got to call their own