Must Have Been

Must have been worthless, must have been hated. Must have been drowning in a world, dark and degraded. Must have been fighting, must have killing. Must have lying, cheating and stealing. Must have been willing. There’s a lot that you don’t know, that you don’t wanna know.

Must have been whispers, must have shouting. Must have been secrets in the dark that you must have been hiding. Must have been thirsty, must have been aching. Must have been starving for the love that you must have been faking. There’s a lot that you don’t know, that you don’t want to know.

Must have been rude, must have empty. Must have been amused. You must have been gifted, must have been crude. Must have been abused.

Must have worried, must have been un-grateful. Must have been surrounded by distraction. Must have been un-faithful. Must have deluged, must have damaged. Must have been cast into this world, must have been abandoned. There’s a lot that you don’t know, that you just don’t wanna know.

42nd street, your face and the twilight. That’s all I can remember Joe, all right?