SHE STANDS THERE BY THE ROADSIDE
THE SAME TIME EVERY DAY
WATCHING PEOPLE PASSING BY
GOING ON THEIR WAY,
HER WORLD IS IN SOME PLASTIC BAGS
SHE KEEPS THEM BY HER SIDE
AND NEVER BOTHERS ANYONE
FROM MORN’ TILL EVENTIDE,
AND IN THE LONG DARK NIGHT TIME HOURS
SHE SETTLES DOWN TO REST
SHELT’RIN FROM THE WINDS AND RAIN
WHEREVER IS THE BEST,
SHE HAS NO HOME, NO MONEY
NO FRIENDS, NO FAMILY TOO
AND YET SHE’S ALWAYS CHEERFUL
WHY? I WISH I NEW,
AND IF I KNEW HER SECRET
WHY SHE WEARS A SMILE
MY LIFE MIGHT BE MUCH BETTER
IF ONLY FOR A WHILE.