[Verse 1][slow][melancholic]
Grey morning drips across shabby old flats
I step out carrying yesterday’s hope in my hands
One soggy packet of biscuits, crumbling resolve
Seeking some solace among indifferent paws

[Pre-Chorus]
You’d think sympathy might favor the meek
But I’m met with blue eyes, suspicious and sleek

[Chorus]
Even the feline inhabitants of this street find my company burdensome
All my grand intentions scattered like crumbs
My offer of kindness, oh so well-meaning
But that proud little prince just shuns my believing

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh oh
ah ah

[Verse 2]
I knelt on the curb with my best can of tuna
Hoping for purring, a simple rapport
But the cat glanced up, unimpressed and aloof
His tail drew a line I could never cross

[Pre-Chorus][depair]
How quickly affection drifts out of reach
When you're weighed and dismissed by claws out of your league

[Chorus]
Even the feline inhabitants of this street find my company burdensome
All my grand intentions scattered like crumbs
My offer of kindness, oh so well-meaning
But that proud little prince just shuns my believing

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh oh
ah ah

[Bridge]
Now I wander home with that can in my pocket
Rejected charity is colder than rain
I imagine his shrug as he leaps up a fence
Some dignities no hunger can tame

[Verse 3]
Tomorrow I’ll try with a sparrow or crow
A gesture at peace, though I’m sure I’ll regret
When even the pigeons scatter and groan
At the sight of these wayward, misplaced attempts

[Pre-Chorus]
The lonelier saints can relate to my plea
Nothing so distant as sympathy missed on a whim

[Chorus]
Even the feline inhabitants of this street find my company burdensome
All my grand intentions scattered like crumbs
My offer of kindness, oh so well-meaning
But that proud little prince just shuns my believing

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh oh
ah

[Outro]
Skulking through alleys, my hands full of favors
Gift after gift tossed into thin air
The world turns away with dignified silence
And I learn to cherish invisible care

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh oh
aah aah

[Coda]
So I pocket my tuna and dreams with a sigh
Martyrs of kindness stroll quietly by
Another small lesson in letting things be
The proud, lonely souls of the city and me

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh oh
aah ah

[Refrain]
We pass by each other, outcasts by choice
The noble in silence, the humble with voice
Every crumb offered swept up by the breeze
I settle for shadows and uncertain reprieve

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh ah
ah ah oh

[Outro II]
So let the kingdom of creatures keep running
My useless compassion remains undeterred
I’ll smile at the distance between paw and hand
And write my own verse for the overlooked herd

[Post-Chorus]
oh oh oh
aah
