names, tags, numbers & Labels

NamesI know a man
Who drowns his sorrows in the cheapest booze
He knows he hasn't got that much to lose
WinoNamesI know a man
Who speaks the language of another class
He sees nothin' in the looking glass
PhonyNames, tags, numbers, labels
Other people teach you what you are
You believe them as a rule
While my name for you is beautiful
Your name for me is fool
TagsI know a kid
Somehow the ball game doesn't interest him
Isn't this where it all begins?
SissyTagsShe's twenty-five
She wants a family and a house to run
Her sister always was the pretty one
LonelyNames, tags, numbers, labels
Other people teach you what you are
You believe them as a rule
While my name for you is beautiful
Your name for me is fool
NumbersThere's no escape'cause time will do a number on us all
Your age is scrawled across the office wall
Old manLabels
You gave me mine
At the time
I took it casually
Is that all you really thought of me?
SuckerNames, tags, numbers, labels
Other people teach you what you are
You believe them as a rule
While my name for you is beautiful
Your name for me is fool
Hm-hm-hmNames, tags, numbers, hm, labels