There but for Fortune Lyrics

Ochs

Show me the prison, show me the jail
Show me the prisoner who's life has gone stale
And I'll show you, young man, with so many reasons why
There but for fortune go you and I

Show me the ally, show me the train
Show me the hobo as he sleeps out in the rain
And I'll show you, young man, with so many reasons why
There but for fortune go you and I

Show me the whiskey stains on the floor
Show me the drunkard as he stumbles out the door
And I'll show you, young man, with so many reasons why
There but for fortune go you and I

Show me the country where the bombs had to fall
Show me the ruins of the buildings once so tall
And I'll show you a young land with so many reasons why
And there but for fortune go you and I