Jim Caroll - Falling Down Laughing Lyrics
He was feeling invulnerableThat was foolish but wonderfulBut of course the first one was always freeHes got one wrist in heaven, one ankle in hellSomebody pushed or he just fellHes riding the subway watching the lights playRed yellow green hes always somewhere in betweenThe station he wants, the station he needs,And the station where the chickenhawks come to feedRefrain:Since the worm turned hes learnedThis apples a blood-filled tearAnd he falls down laughing, he falls down laughingHe falls down and he disappearsFirst he tried to be pure now he just wants a cureHes wasted, his skins sore, hes flat-out poorWhen you live in doubt thats when your luck runs outHes on the roof alone, outside the zoneNow hes on the street again when he calls him thenBilly just cannot resistNow hes an orphan sleeping with the coffinsJust like oliver twistWell since the worm turned . . .Billys tired of the lies, hes turning every fireLooking for his own pastHes limping in the water searching for the quarterInch of clarityHis future is raining blood like starsHes fallen so far behindHe might as well be blindWatching late-night film noir inside of stolen carsHis tongue stuck frozen to the monkey barsHis ladder lost its rungs, billy speaks in tonguesEvery time hes in the clear his past looks back and sneersBut since the worm turned . . .
