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10.23.06

GUITAR stumbles onstage. GUITAR starts strumming. STICKS stumbles on and begins to beat on cardboard boxes and trash. WHISTLE slides onstage and begins a whistle solo. GUITAR and STICKS sing along:

GUITAR & STICKS (song)
AIN’T GOT NO ADDRESS, AIN’T GOT NO TELEPHONE
AIN’T GOT NO KEY FOR MY DOOR, I LIVE ALONE
AIN’T GOT NO REASON FOR GOING WHERE I ROAM
I KNOW THAT IT IS RANDOM
BUT WHEREVER I AM LANDIN’
HEY YOU KNOW I’VE FOUND MY HOME
HEY YOU KNOW I’VE FOUND MY HOME.

MY SHOES ARE FULL OF HOLES, AND SO ARE MY JEANS
I HAVEN’T WORN A PAIR OF SOCKS SINCE 1993
PEOPLE AIN’T LOOKED AT ME LIKE I’M A HUMAN BEING
I KNOW THAT IT IS RANDOM
BUT WHEREVER I AM LANDIN’
I’VE SEEN SOME THINGS THAT YOU’LL NEVER SEE
I’VE SEEN SOME THINGS THAT YOU’LL NEVER SEE.

THE WORLD IS BIG AND SCARY, THE MAN IS EVERY WHERE
WHENEVER PEOPLE SEE ME, THEY LOOK AWAY OR STARE
FOR ME THERE IS NO JUSTICE, FOR ME FAIR JUST AIN’T FAIR
I KNOW THAT IT IS RANDOM
BUT WHEREVER I AM LANDIN’
AIN’T NO ONE EVER WILLING TO SHARE
AIN’T NO ONE EVER WILLING TO SHARE.

AIN’T GOT NO ROLE IN GOVERNMENT, AIN’T GOT THE RIGHT TO VOTE
AIN’T GOT THE RHYME TO LULLABYE, AIN’T NO REASON TO GLOAT
AIN’T GOT HELP FROM NO ONE, TREATIN’ ME LIKE TRASH
I KNOW THAT IT IS RANDOM
BUT WHEREVER I AM LANDIN’
WE’RE RIDING THE SAME BOAT
WE’RE SAILING THE SAME BOAT
WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.

GUITAR, STICKS and WHISTLE finish playing, say their goodbyes and exit in separate directions. They do this every day.