6. Never there

I met a man the other day
He asked me if I’d been away
I said, ‘No, you’ve got it wrong
I was here all along’

‘Son, you were never here
You were always on the other side
Born to be white, sure to be right
Living on a kiss and a prayer
You’ve been living
On a kiss and a prayer’

I passed a lad the other day
I asked him if I knew his way
At first he gave me no reply
Then he looked me in the eye

Sir, you were never here...

Lord I only want to get it right
Lord I want to be someone in their sight
Lord I just want to be one of them
Oh Lord, them oh Lord

I spied a girl the other day
I asked her for the time of day
She said, ‘You must be a fool
Seeming like you're oh so cool’

Man, you were never there...

I saw myself the other day
I didn’t have much to say
Where the hell did I go wrong?
I don’t know where I belong

But I was never there...