One by one We climb the mountain of ambition One by one And we bow at the altar of tradition One by one Somebody tell me what are we building You know
It only hurts for a little while That's what they tell me that's what they say It only hurts for a little while Then all your heartaches will fade away
I think I'll take a little trip just for the heck of it That's what I've always longed to do I will give this dreary life to slip just for the heck of
They don't care If you brush your hair They just care That you're there They don't mind If you stay upstairs They just care That you're there They
Reggie in full effect In fuckin' full effect Yeah, yeah
Did you confess today Tell yourself you're not afraid Did you decide to stay Hoping maybe might have paid Say you'd not done this before And you'd feel
Just passin' time with everyone I meet. I'm just passin' time as I wander through the streets. Just passin' time wrestlin' with thoughts that fight my
Sun comin' up over New York city School bus driver in a traffic jam Starin' at the faces in her rear view mirror Looking at the promise of the promised
Is it me or did the room just get darker, oh? Is it me or did I just lay down and die? Is this a dream or did the world just crumble at my very feet?
A leather life from the prairie to the blue, blue ocean A one horse town of promised gold and western fortune Oh, token slug of bourbon Time after time
Well, a strange thing happened to me yesterday I looked at your stars and ooh I saw the Milky Way And if you could feel just half as much as me Then I
There's a kid out on my corner hear him strumming like a fool Shivering in his dungarees but still he's going to school His cheeks are made of peach fuzz
[Red 1] Yo yo We rude bwoys Van-city outlaws Yo, the Red reaper, bust back your street sweeper Call Mr. Martin and the preacher To the saloon, the showdown
Girl, how was I to know When I first met you All the changes I'd be going through As helpless as a bird Caught in your hurricane And falling into your
Reminiscent screams like womb dreams From ridding yourself of your own existence The pendulum sways like an empty noose Still your thoughts compress and
With contrite hearts on the blackest of days We've done our deeds but now we have to pay The social call; the presidents not home The gossip line we
She wakes the kids up for school, the bacon's on the stove He yells from their bedroom, honey, where'd you put my clothes The school bus runs right on
He's always there to brighten up your day Always there in every way When it?s cold and dreary And your faith is growing weary You don?t have to be afraid