Soya on the Corner

Soya on the corner
Wondering
When he gonna come home?

When he gonna come home
To her?

Soya on the corner
Drinking peppermint tab
Getting a suntan
Getting a backhand
Getting everything she can
But a brand new man

Soya on the corner
With an attitude
With her high heel shoes
With her personality

Personality

Soya getting dirty
With her old bad words
And her new concerns
And her day old perm

Soya hearing catcalls
From the neighborhood tramps
And the fire escape scamps
And the Latin boys

What are you learnin' out there, Soya?

What are you hopin' to hear?

Soya's waiting around
For a brand new man
And she understands
That she could be there
On the corner
For awhile