Portrait of a Young Man with a Bad Heart + 

Have I seen her? + 

Only through the window + 

across the street. + 

If I go meeting her + 

on the corner + 

some damned fool + 

will go blabbing it + 

to the old man and + 

she’ll get hell. + 

He’s a queer old bastard! + 

Every time he sees me + 

you’d think + 

I wanted to kill him. + 

But I figure it out + 

it’s best to let things + 

stay as they are⁠— + 

for a while at least. + 

It’s hard + 

giving up the thing + 

you want most + 

in the world, but with this + 

damned pump of mine + 

liable to give out⁠ ⁠… + 

She’s a good kid + 

and I’d hate to hurt her + 

but if she can get over it⁠— + 

it’d be the best thing. + 