Young kid stepped in from the cold and ordered up a drink
He said don't look surprised old man I'm older than you think
If I was the talkin kind I could tell you a thing or two
And since you didn't ask let me show you my tattoos.
I got this rose in Memphis in some back ole alley dump
Picked this eagle up in Dallas man I sure was good and drunk
You know the way I see it if it gets any worse out there
A guy like me doesn't have a prayer
The old man poured some coffee and said this ones on me
Set down his cigarette and rolled up his sleeve
Take a good look here my friend do you see what these are
Just my ragged ole & jagged old and dearest scars
He said I got this one in Paris in a war 'fore you were born
And this one when I was half your age workin on my daddys farm
You know the way I see it you aint seen what I've seen
cause tattoos and scars are different things
I've been here for all these years and what I know is this
If you look and listen close a man will show you what he is
You know the way I see it you been around but your still green
cause tattoos and scars are different things
Young kid stepped in from the cold and ordered up a drin