by the time i was attacked , i felt alone and tired and , frankly , i guess i was at a place where i was just killing time and waiting for the end ... and then i got attacked . it 's what they want to hear . lighten up , son , for your own sake if no one else 's ; buddy wanted to tell the boy . but i longed to see this night with my old eyes . i poked him in the ribs , which probably hurt my finger more than it hurt him . 