5 Chinese Brothers - Williamsburg lyrics

Tom meltzer There's a cold rain pouring off the williamsburg bridge The world's giving way beneath my feet Someone once said that you're lucky when you're dead You know sometimes i agree They're sweeping hot bottle caps onto the street There's a boy about 16 staring down With a sick little smile just to prove he's alive As he looks around for nothing on the ground Once his life was a prison but it burst at the seams When he found a way to leave his dreams behind Now he lives in a mist he hopes will leave him so numb That he'll die without a worry on his mind Chorus I was walking through williamsburg, taking it in Trying to keep the courage not to run When a boy left a bodega and he stepped in my path In his right hand was a gun He said, "give me your money and i'll leave you alive" And he shook and looked discouraged while he talked And i tried not to watch him as he walked away But i noticed a spring in his walk Chorus You only get one chance at everything on this earth And everything you do you must redeem It's a hard sad life most people'd rather throw away On drinks and d** and idle dreams I was sitting in my bedroom staring at an empty fifth The night was disappearing from my head When i had a funny thought and i started to laugh 'cause i remembered what somebody said Chorus