Night Patrol Songtext
von Robert Cray

You see him huddled in the shadows
Sleepin′ on his cardboard bed
Usin' rags for a pillow
Where he lays his unwashed head
His blankets and newspapers
They′re not much good against the snow
You see so many out there like him
When you walk the night patrol

When you walk the night patrol

You wonder where he came from
And where he's gonna go
Was it a woman or a bottle
That's brought him down so low
What′s happened to his family
Do they know he′s out there in the cold
And he's just a nameless soldier
Lost out on the night patrol


Lost out on the night patrol

Like that girl there on the corner
She can′t be more than 17
She's run away from somewhere
Takin′ nothin' but her dreams
Now those dreams are lyin′ shattered
As the street exacts its toll
And she's just another victim
Lost out on the night patrol

You might ask me why I'm out here
Where do I fit into this scene
Right now I′m drawing unemployment
I′ve been replaced by a machine
And I'm tortured by my bad habits
Sometimes I lose the struggle to control
And the street has its attractions

When you walk the night patrol
When you walk the night patrol