Roof Over My Past

[Verse 1] you walk the streets each day  the people stop and move stop and move and then they ask for money you never give em change it’s just your style nobody gets close to me  nobody gets inside  you get the colors of the street i get the sky  you get the memories                            i get the miles  [Verse 2] pardon me my friend what was the name you said we loved each other when you always ask for something you never seem to change  it’s just your style  you get the memories                          i get the miles  [Chorus]  the keepsakes i have on me are the only ones i have  the years destroyed the proof of what I’ve been you’ll have to meet me in another time and place  the roof over my past has fallen in              [Verse 3] you count your winnings out with hands  too soft to ever touch the ground  you say i should be thankful for the view  from the ditches i’ve been digging out for you  [Chorus]  the keepsakes i have on me are the only ones i have  the years destroyed the proof of who I’ve been you’ll have to meet me in another time and place  the roof over my past has fallen in in  you get the picture i get the scene  you get the ticket i get the steam  you get the meaning i get the sound  i get the hotel you get the town  i get the practice you get the touch  i get the patience you get the rush  you get the moment of elation just before the candle dies  you get the memories i get  [Chorus]  the keepsakes i have on me they’re the only ones i have  the years destroyed the proof of what I’ve been you’ll have to meet me in another time and place  the roof over my past has fallen in                                                    you walk the streets each day the people stop and move  stop and move stop and move  stop and move stop and move stop and move  stop and move stop and move stop and move  stop and move stop and move stop and move