David Johansen - Lonely Tenement lyrics

She was crying since a long long time ago She had the child he'll never know She knew love until it got a little slow And why he left she'll never know And in a lonely tenement ??? She had no way to pay her rent And all her money had been spent She couldn't get a compliment ??? In a lonely tenament A lonely tenament In a lonely union hall He's waiting for some work to call Waiting for his raise to fall Got his a** against the wall He's giving them his all and all They're expecting for him to crawl In a lonely hall A lonely tenement Well there were times when his work came easily When he could stand up and feel free He even dreamed of raising a family Something that now will never be Well in a bar in her neighborhood She remembers when it was good Or was it that she understood All her crummy neighborhood She'd buy a round if she only could ??? drink it if she only would In a bar in her neighborhood A lonely neighborhood A loney tenement Looks at her life and wonders where did it all go She'll never know