D.T. empty stare and body shiver  Whisky - need a shot to stop the quiver  I've been here for days or minutes  Where is here? I couldn't tell  Somewhere in the outer limits  Pretty close, I guess, to Hell  Hazy names and places  Foggy memory  Help me - Mister,  can you spare a dollar?  Need a drink before I start to holler  Seedy bars is where I hang out  Crawling up the Strip all night  Dodging tabs and seeking spenders  Passing out or starting fights  It's a way of living  In the underworld  (Chorus) Close to the edge - Barfly  Ready to fall  Walking the ledge - Barfly  Nothing or all  Playing your part - Barfly  Searching... Barfly  Barrooms - stench of beer,  the smell of losers  Lowlifes -  aging whores and senile boozers  We're a family of zombies  But a family nonetheless  Gotta hang on to each other  When your life's a filthy mess  Fighting for survival  Fighting loneliness  (Chorus)  (Solo: Axel)  Way out - got a choice,  I'm not a dumb one  Create - write a book and be a someone  Memoirs very popular  In those intellectual circles  Barfly turns to cult - scene start  Sleaze can be attractive  Viewed from safer shores  (Chorus)  (Solo: Andy)  Close to the edge - Barfly  Ready to fall  Nothing or all - Barfly  Searching... Barfly