I got woken up
Late last night
By a friend of his
Said he left the lions lair
With a bloody head
And he could hardly walk and dissappeared

My husband's asleep
And my kids are in bed
I'll leave a note and start driving
Up and down Colfax avenue

I stop at the alleys in liquor stoors
And the bars they still let him into
He wasn't like this before he left
Now he comes back and his minds a wreck
And the army what do they do
My husband's worn out
My kids are scared
But he's my little brother
And he's out there
Somewhere Colfax avenue
Up and down Colfax avenue

Nights can be so long
And it's so cold outside
He's just a kid
Who's seen too much
He's just a kid
Up and down Colfax avenue
Up and down Colfax avenue