I'm not crazy like my brother
But it's the way that I choose
I don't hang around with a six pence
When I got everything to lose

Would you bring me my money
And take from me all that I was worth
'Cause I wasn't worth nothing
And I wasn't yours

Oh don't you be a passerby
Oh won't you sit down
And stay a while

[Repeat: x2]
'Cause it's been too long since you been around

Sold out men from across the way
He thought he heard what he heard you say
Hey now man your watch it shines
For the bid of a second yeilds 40 times

Oh don't you be a passerby
Oh won't you sit down
And stay while

Don't you be a passerby
Oh won't you sit down
And stay a while...
'Cause it's been too long since you been around

Woman and little child
Don't you be a passerby
Oh don't you leave me alone
Don't you be a passerby


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    To a pretty big extent, 'thentherainscame' made a good point.... All the lyrics point to it being about a homeless person. Plus, the very 1st verse: "I'm not crazy like my brother, but it's the way that i choose, I don't hang around with a six pence..." -- I think it means his bro's "crazy" because he "just hangs around with a six pence" instead of giving it to someone who needs it. IDK!! OH, and BTW, i'm not completely sure what a "Cover" song is, but if a cover is a song that's just made to get people to like a band, then i'll have u know, Dispatch would never do that.... SAME reason they wouldn't sell out to a major label! There's no such thing as a "bandwagon" dispatch fan! And people that have only heard one song to like [a la, "the general", is the common one!] I really just feel bad for them, i don't 'hate' them for "liking the 'popular' song to like"! I'm sure that EVERY person that's just heard one dispatch song, would LOVE practically all Dispatch songs if they heard more! There, IDK! --Mark

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