Moments

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 onto it

I went out halfway across

With that homeless shadow taggin' along

So I dug for some change

I wouldn't need it anyway

He took it lookin' 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

And memories like a coat so warm, a cold wind can't get through

Lookin' at me now, you might not know it

But I've had my moments

I stood there tryin' to find my nerve

Wonderin' 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

Standin' 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 that day I walked away from the wine

For the woman who became my wife

And 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 a 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

I've had my moments