The beggar, young and strong
Came in at Bonne Nouvelle
I couldn’t hear a thing
Of what he was mumbling
A woman looked at me
And I looked at her
It was sad, last train
I could tell she despised the kid
She gave nothing
Neither did I
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Charity
Station République, a Chinese guy
Playing Chinese music
Nice music, nostalgic music
A stinky and derelict bum
Hunched over scant possessions
Trembling through a sorry wallet
Gives all his change to the artist
Yeah, be my guest
Two guys
Late train
Two guys
Fucked up
And drunk
And stoned
Having nowhere to go
Like old Mr. Me
Shunned into a siding
On Line 9, some stations
Are not good for bums
They know better
And there’s never a bum there
So when you see one
Like at Ranelagh for example
Sleeping alone in a corner
You know
This man is new in his business
Chance encounter
I see her
Lonely and lost
Young
I know that
With me
She’ll never be scared again
But she doesn’t see me