Cold Hard World – Daniel Johnston – letras

It’s a cold hard worldit’s a cold hard worldit’s a cold hard worldoh noI heard Red Donley sayit was on the news todayit’s a cold hard worldit’s a cold hard worldit’s hiking across the countrylooking for a bite to eatyou’d be surprised at the animalsand the people you’d meetrolling down that highwaywith eyes fixed straight aheadthey have a caravan of carsto bury the deadand coke cans and pop bottleslined the streets like flowers insteadand this guy gave me a rideI said this industrial waste sure stinkshe said he likes that smell’cause that’s the smell of moneyi said « well, mister money stinks, too. »[ref.]I met a firemanhe said you never forget burning fleshand the librarian saiddo you have a card here?I said I been coming here for weeksdon’t you recognize me by nowI checked out a million booksjust to get you to notice me[ref.]Somebody’s house burned downsomebody’s hubcap fell offsomebody’s soul got lostsomebody’s heart got brokeI heard Red Donley sayit was on the news todayit’s a cold hard worldit’s a cold hard world