Dead Man - Have Nots

Dead man walking like a wind up toy

Plodding, never plotting for the things that bring him joy

Living in the movies like he’s celluloid

And then it’s over, so roll the credits now

Dead man standing single file in every line

Gave up on the searching, he was scared of what he’d find

Waiting waiting waiting for his stars to come aligned

And then it’s over

But I don’t wanna live like I’m heading to the grave

No I don’t wanna live that way

I got a purpose and a plan, and I don’t wanna live like a dead man

Dead man live it up, it’s just another show

He knows she only loves him for his money and his blow

It’s like he never saw the sense in reaching past the status quo

And then it’s over, and then he’s underground

Dead man shuffling down another city street

Can’t lift up his head and he can’t pick up his feet

You can see his resignation and acceptance of defeat

And then it’s over

But I don’t wanna live like I’m just another slave

No I don’t wanna live that way

I got a purpose and a plan, and I don’t wanna live like a dead man

Stagnant and so sedentary (not until I’m dead and buried)

Lobotomized automatons (we ain’t no sons of Babylon)

Blinded by our gilded chains (let's make a mark not just a stain)

As long as we’re alive there’s life to live

Dead man slipping through his twilight years

Come to realize that he’s never faced his fears

But there ain’t no second chances, just regret and bitter tears

And then it’s over

But I don’t wanna live like my life is just a cage

No I don’t wanna live that way

I got a purpose and a plan, and I don’t wanna live like a dead man

No I don’t wanna live like it’s just another day

No I don’t wanna live that way

I got a purpose and a plan, and I don’t wanna live like a dead man