Sometimes it’s lying on a beach Or down an alley out of reach Trash, I love it What other people throw away I try to save for a rainy day Trash, I love it You see I wasn’t born with much ‘Cept the Sun and the Moon and such So I handle it all carefully Trash is everything to me The busted strings and ragged ends The broken things that no one mends Trash, I love it The schemes that only last a day The games I'm just too old to play Trash, I love it But when I feel I'm wearing thin Regretting things that might have been I settle down quite peaceably Trash is everything to me Sometimes I think I’d like to fly Touch a star or reach the sky Trash, I love it But every dream that slips away The fact that gets me through the day Trash, I love it It’s not that I don’t understand But when the great things that I’ve planned Just get wrecked eventually Trash, it’s everything to me