Moments
Emerson Drive
Dave Berg/Annie Tate/Sam Tate


I was comin' to the end of a long, long walk
When a man crawled out of a cardboard box
Under the E Street Bridge
Followed me on to it

I went out halfway across
With that homeless shadow taggin' along
So I dug for some change
Wouldn't need it anyway

He took it looking just a bit ashamed
He said, 'You know I haven't always been this way'

I've had my moments
Days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did
What I thought I couldn't do
Like that plane ride
Comin' home from the war
That summer my son was born
Mem'ries like a coat so warm
The cold wind can't get through
Lookin' at me now you might not know it
But I've had my moments

Well, I stood there tryin' to find my nerve
Wondered if a single soul on earth
Would care at all
Miss me when I'm gone

That old man just kept hangin' around
Lookin' at me lookin' down
I think he recognized
That look in my eyes

Standing with him there I felt ashamed
I said, 'You know I haven't always been this way'

I've had my moments
Days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did
What I thought I couldn't do
Like the day I
Walked away from the wine
For a woman who became my wife
A love that, when it was right
Could always see me through
Lookin' at me now you might not know it
But I've had my moments

I know somewhere 'round the trash can fire tonight
That old man tells his story one more time, he says

I've had my moments
Days in the sun
Moments I was second to none
Moments when I knew I did
What I thought I couldn't do
Like that cool night
On the E Street Bridge
When a young man almost ended it
I was right there
Wasn't scared a bit
And I helped to pull him through
Lookin' at me now you might not know it
Oh, lookin' at me now you might not know it
But I've had my moments
I've had my moments