1 br br Scribe out of work br At a loss for words br Not his to begin with, br The man life passed by br Stands at the window br Biding his time br br 2 br br Time and again br And now once more br I climb these stairs br Unlock this door— br No name where I live br Alone in my lair br With one bone to pick br And no time to sparebr br Samuel Menashebr br