Survive Dr. Dog

I was huddled in a doorway
Fighting off a trance
With my bag pulled to my chest
She asked me if I was waiting for something
I said the answer one thousand times over was yes

Well, here I am
Or a shadow of me
Oh, but deep down inside
My heart runs free

I was a used shoes salesman
And I was working the graveyard shift
I was listening for the bell on the door hoping you'd walk in
I was living in the weeds somewheres
I was breathing through a straw in the swamp
And I was gasping for air, wondering what it was for

But I have a child now
And she's better than me
Oh, but deep down inside
I hope she makes the same mistakes as me

Well, sometimes love is all it's supposed to be
But it can break you
Remember, take care of your heart
And cry
Oh, but somehow we'll survive