Henry Is My Man
(Ottershagen)

Looking out
from behind the curtains
He is hiding in his room again
Checking out the new come strangers
and whether they are
foe or friends







Born in the swamps  of Louisiana
grew up to be a football star
he did really good
in high school
a scholarship for the stars
then his good fortune ended
he was injured
broke a leg
No football means
no scholarship
soon he was out
in the streets to beg
And he can't go back to his family
somewhere on the way
they became enemies


Henry Is My Man

He spends too much time in his room , but he has got  nowhere else to go
opening up the door a little bit , he says a weak "hello"
Sacramento City is such a mean town
and he never leaves his room alone
Henry is my man
He's got a niece in
San Fransisco
it's nice out by the coast
but he hasn't seen her
for such a long time
and it is quite a way
to go
If someone offered
him the ride
he never would accept
if he blew this last option
there would be nothing left
Once he settled down
even got a kid
but it had to turn out
the way it did



Henry Is My Man
Looking out from behind
the curtains
he is hiding in his room again
checking out the new come stranger
and whether they are for or friend
Watching TV
and checking the traffic
of the amateur pusher downstairs
Pays someone to deal with
laundry and shopping
He has practically
disappeared
Half a mile from the
downtown square
He's living in the middle of nowhere
Henry Is My Man
contunue
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