Album: Broken Arrow (1996)

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• Have you ever been lost
  Have you ever been found out
  Have you ever felt all alone
  At the end of the day
  Yeah I'm talkin' bout gettin' down
  Take it easy - there's no one around
  Just a mirror and you and me
  And the TV sky
  
  I was walkin down main street
  Not the sidewalk but main street
  Dodgin' traffic with flyin' feet
  That's how good I felt
  Took a spin in the laundromat
  Played a game in the music arcade
  Kept winnin' while the band played
  That's how good I felt
  
  (chorus)
  
  Have you ever been singled out
  By a hungry man
  You're listening to the radio
  He's washin' your window
  When you look in those vacant eyes
  How does it harmonize
  With the things that you do?
  That's how good I felt
  
  (chorus)
  
  There's a comet in the sky tonight
  Makes me feel like I'm alright
  I'm movin' prety fast
  For my size
  I really didn' mean to stay
  As long as I have
  So I'll be movin' on Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

• Dharma Ray from UsaPrior commenter questioned whether lyrics to Music Arcade referenced some form of abuse Young experienced by an older man, or possibly a misreading of the lyrics. For international readers outside USA... It is quite common in larger cities for homeless people to gather where vehicles are stopped in traffic (a queue in UK?), such as at traffic lights, and without permission approach and begin cleaning your windshield. After which they approach a vehicle occupant to ask for cash, even though the service was never requested. Whether this activity referenced in the song, or simply general panhandling pedestrians, is what Young was referencing when singing "Have you even been singled out by a hungry man." This interpretation is entirely consistent with the theme and other lyrics in the song, as well as Young's general societal views and highlighting of those less fortunate.
• Ray Nolan from Manchester, EnglandIt looks from this that young endured abuse by an older man: "Have you ever been singled out by a hungry man?”. Or perhaps i am misreading this.

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