Street Robbery Blues - John Nolan

Walking home at midnight

Drinking in the moonlight

I’m feeling just fine

When I see a man and his friend

They’re coming towards me from a dead end

And they’re making some demands

Between comfort and slavery

Cowardice and bravery

They’re completely out of good ideas

So one says he’s got a gun

He’s got something that looks like one

And who am I to disagree?

This life of tiny vice

Full of these thoughts I can’t define

It’s got me face to face with a decision I can’t make

Between comfort and slavery

Cowardice and bravery

I’m completely out of good ideas

So I opt for submission

I give them my permission

I feel their hands against my skin

Confused and alone

They only took my phone

And a bit of my faith in human kindness

Between comfort and slavery

Cowardice and bravery

We’re completely out of good ideas