Just Like Today

Hang the lines in the tree, about there now
 We'll stretch our tarp from the corner in the air now
 Dig me a hole by the pasture, never mind
 Build us a fire in a pail, give us light now
 Give us light
 Irish walked all the way from Lacrosse
 Missed his train but he picked up a little dog
 When he finally sat down by the banks of Old Man
 Snow was falling and we could see the cold
 Coming in the air, man
 Coming in the air
 With a blanket around his face like a shawl
 He made it down the rails with his dog
 Touched the kids for some cash
 Fished his dinner from the trash, man
 In the trash
 When he made camp about 3 AM
 Stared the fire down with some friends
 Shared around the little bit they had
 Slept off the haze throughout the day
 With his head on his duffle bag, man
 And the world went by on a different plane
 We all lived in the very same place
 When he woke up, it was the same day
 He built up his fire and set down to wait
 Just like today