My money's gone, my tank is empty
This dope-filled life has got the best of me
Wait, this can't be right
But it's all written in black and white

I've been looking for the clown
That's brought me up and dragged me down
I've hocked my life and all my things
For a beat up pair of broken wings
That won't fly

Ain't no way around it
There ain't no way around it

My crutch is gone, my baby left me
I took what I had left to Tampa Bay
Forget it, no I'll have my time
Meanwhile I'm spaced out of my mind

I've been looking for the clown
That's brought me up and dragged me down
I've hocked my life and all my things
For a beat up pair of broken wings
That won't fly

Ain't no way around it
There ain't no way around it

My crutch is gone, my baby left me
Everything that I own is in Tampa Bay
Wait, this can't be right
But it's all written in black and white