and ordered up a drink
Looking at the bartender,
trying not to think
The midnight crowd was restless,
waiting for some fun
When a new band took the stage and said
we sing for the neglected sons
[Chorus]
You�ve been neglected by the sun
Before your time has yet begun
You start a race to outrun
The predestination of your birth
So join with us you rejected ones
We�ll shed the light of the remiss sun
And in the night we�ll give you worth
I looked around the crowd
to find them hypnotized
And felt myself grow faint
when I saw the nothing in their eyes
I laid my money on the counter
determined to turn and run
When the band launched into the second chorus
for the neglected sons
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
My drink began to take
with talk of power, wealth, and cars
They offered an escape
from living in these filthy bars
We�ll give you a life far from
society�s controls
The price is not unfair
it�s just your soul
I gathered up my wits
and stumbled through the door
Face down on the gravel
I could hear the crowd chanting for more
They all joined in together
and soon the deal was done
As they all sang the final chorus
for the neglected sons
[Chorus2]
We�ve been neglected by the sun
Before our time has yet begun
We start a race to outrun
The predestination of our birth
So join together rejected ones
We�ll shed the light of the remiss sun
And in the night we�ll find our worth
[Chorus2]
-Portia 2003
