Elevator Boy

I got a job now

Runnin' an elevator

In the Dennison Hotel in Jersey,

Job aint no good though.

No money around.

Jobs are just chances

Like everything else.

Maybe a little luck now,

Maybe not.

Maybe a good job sometimes:

Step out o' the barrel, boy.

Two new suits an'

A woman to sleep with.

Maybe no luck for a long time.

Only the elevators

Goin' up an' down,

Up an' down,

Or somebody else's shoes

To shine,

Or greasy pots in a dirty kitchen.

I been runnin' this

Elevator too long.

Guess I'll quit now.