What can we do

I look out my window and what do I see

A stranger awaiting and looking at me
I open my door and what do I hear
I stranger just stands there with a face full of fear

I try to talk but he just looks away

I don’t understand what else can I say
He looks at me strange but I cant make out why
I look at him straight ill help you ill try

He’s cold and he’s scared with no-one around

I can see by his face no need for a sound
He is young and naïve wearing soaking wet clothes
Been sleeping in doorways and just walking on roads

This person just stands there I know who he is

We grew up together we played football as kids
We did keep in touch till his life fell apart
He company went bust and his wife broke his heart

He has nothing left now not even a bed

His clothes torn to tatters his eyes look like lead
No sleep for days and no food to eat
No where to sleep in a room full of heat

He went to the council to try for a flat

They put him on a list but what good is that
They can’t help with money so he’s just a lost cause
So does that just mean he keeps sleeping on floors

Why cant they help they are the reason he’s here
It’s the recession that broke him and drove him to tears
One man made the mess but he just cant clear it up
Buts he’s alright in his house drinking tea from his cup

He just doesn’t see where the country is now

With prices just rising do we throw in the towel
Or wait till we end up the same as this man
No house and no money and he eats when he can

What more can I say it’s a problem that’s there

I wanted to tell it to people who care
And people who want to just help when the can
As one day it could be you ended up like this man