He lives upstairs in a hot plate sofa bed world - catchers mitt complexion years since he's held a girl - 44, string of dead end jobs - going no where fast - hand shakes as he pours a shot - barfly will you soar tonight dance on the moon stumble and fight some say you're drinking life away that's not how you see it just living day to day - AM dumpster diving mission in search of a little nutrition - sweep the bar to pay your tab stock some beer take out the garbage cans - barfly will you soar tonight dance on the moon stumble and fight some say you're drinking life away that's not how you see it just living day to day - button up world slaves to all they have - they don't know your freedom they'll only understand - when time is gone looking back through tired eyes - they're regretful tales come to you as no surprise - barfly will you soar tonight dance on the moon stumble and fight some say you're drinking life away that's not how you see it just living day to day - barfly will you soar tonight dance on the moon stumble and fight some say you're drinking life away that's not how you see it just living day to day