S M Borthwick - And the Gods Looked Down Lyrics

Well Johnny was a beggar
Thought everyone in the world owed him a dime
His face was like old leather
Didn't know who was kinder, the hookers or Father Time

Johnny lived out of a box in a Lower East Side hotel
He said he preferred it that way
Didn't hold on to nothing that he could sell
Or swap for a bottle to see him through the day

And the Gods looked down
Enjoying all the sights and sounds
Yeah the Gods looked down
At this little merry-go-round

Tina came to see him every other Thursday night
Pretending to herself it was just another job
She was clean and cheap, and did it right
But she wouldn't go too far for that lazy slob

As he came up close, Tina closed her eyes
Hoping he wouldn't take too long
And the thought for a second flickered through his mind
This is something I can hold on to, but of course he was wrong

And the Gods looked down
Enjoying all the sights and sounds
Yeah the Gods looked down
At this little merry-go-round

Well your capitalist Gods
They don't give a good God damn about the poor and hungry
And your socialist Gods, huh
They say they can fix everything, but they don't want to
Because then they'll be out of a job

And the Gods looked down
Enjoying all the sights and sounds
Yeah the Gods looked down
At this little merry-go-round