franklin was a construction worker down on the east
side of town the folks there say he let his loved ones
down but what did they know cuz the sky was so close
his family so poor nobody says nothing when a hard-hat
hits the ground except when he's got bills to pay and
owes money all over town so they found the note that
read so long farewell cruel world but folks die everyday
he's giving it up it said but he's been saving it up
for years the pressure is building sometimes it's too
great we all know frankie's gotta get away oh god please
don't tell my son i went this way she put her heart
in a suitcase along with everything else she moved
in with her mother couldn't stand being by herself
all the while thinking her future looks black and the past all seems gray