A Changed Man Am I

I parked along Lucky Street Down in the Atlanta area Sunday And decided to take a seat In a small park along the way It was so peaceful and quite No one was mingling anywhere around Except the squirrels and birds That were scratching and playing on the ground Well it wasn’t too long before I wasn’t alone on this side of town An older gentleman who smelled of alcohol And Sunday morning going down He took a seat next to me And I figured he wanted to bum a ride I noticed he did have a paper sack With I supposed his bottle hidden inside Well he sat there and muttered not a word He just stared out into space And then he turned directly at me And we were now face to face He said, I reckon you think I’m crazy For living this kind of life But it’s all I know now Since I lost my son and my wife You see I wasted all those years I spent working tooth and nail And throwed it all away When the booze created this hell I didn’t know what to say to him I just sat there like a knot on a log My mind was all clouded up And my thoughts was in a fog He says to me with his southern drawl I reckon you think I’m a fool For leaving everything behind And breaking all the golden rules But when that car went of control And killed my wife and son I had nowhere else to turn to And that’s why I’ve been on the run Life ain’t what it was before And yes I’m paying the piper still I just wish a million times over I hadn’t been behind that wheel But I can’t change anything about it And I sure can’t change how I feel But thanks for listening to me It helps a little to get it off my chest And now I’ll leave you to your morning As I’ll drink since that’s what I do best I sat there after he had been gone awhile And thought of what he had said About his wife and son and all And how he was having to sleep in that bed I thought about my own life And swore that when I got home I’d spend some time with my family And not be too busy using my phone I reckon the Lord sent him my way And I thank Him from the bottom of my heart Cause now I’m putting work in a different perspective And asking my wife and son for a new start I’m sure they’ll look surprised and all But now my eyes have been opened wide And work’s gonna have to take the back burner Cause I’m now a changed man inside