Tattoos & Scars

Young kid stepped in from the cold, ordered up a drink
He said dont be surprised old man i'm older than you think
If i was the talkin kind i could tell you a thing or two
and since you didnt ask let me show you my tattoos
he said i got this rose in memphis in some back old alley dump
picked this EAGLE up in dallas man i sure was good and drunk
and you know the way i see it if it gets any worse out there a guy like me
hasnt got a prayerthe old man poured some coffee said this ones on me
set down his cigarettes and rolled up his sleeves
take a good look here my friend you see what these are
just my ragged old and jagged ORDINARY? scar
he said i got this one in paris in a war fore you were born
and this one when i was half your age workin on my daddys farm
and you know the way i see it son you aint seen what i seen
cuz tattoos and scars are different things
he said i've been here for all these years
and what i know is this if you look and listen close
a man will show you what he is
you know the way i see it you been round but YOU'RE still green
cuz tattoos and scars are different things
young kid stepped in from the cold ordered up a drink
said dont look surprised old man im older than you think