I hit the road wide open at seventeen Mama cried herself to sleep lost a dad I'd never seen Took all my childhood friends, guitar, and a dream Some say
Born and raised in a one dog town That never took a chance or a dare The times kept a changin' but it all passed 'em by The prejudices in the air Drove
There used to be a time when I thought I had the answers Answers to the questions that nobody knew Used to be a time when I had some time But when I had
Workin' this job ain't payin' the bills Sick and tired rat race takin' my thrills Kickin' down a road, not a dollar in my pocket Nighttime falls and I
We hang tough when the chips are low Can't buy enough so we steal the show We get so hot we can't cool down So the hell with that we're rippin' through
I'm gettin' hot I've got to give a shot She wants it all And that's a lot I'm gettin' ready Love's lookin' steady It's gettin' sticky I thought she might
Lightning strikes before my eyes Makes them burn, makes them blind I can catch what they throw at me Heaven's fire sets me free It's easy come and it
I've been down I've been cryin' in the dead of night I've been tryin', I've been tryin' To find the time to make it right It's gonna be a long cold winter
I'm giving love for Christmas To everyone I know It doesn't need a bow It only needs to come from your heart I'm giving love for Christmas So everyone
Woke up this morning on the wrong side of bed I got this feeling like a trains running through my head, yeah Turned on my radio to the same old song Some
I was born on the dawn of a new society And I feel lucky that my eyes could see People standing up and being who they want to be People made the music
Old man looks much younger now He lost his strength, respect somehow Look in the mirror at what I found It's just the past and it's over now Ooh, it'
rolling down da street rolling down da street rolling down da street,WHAT when i roll down da street i'm short but i'm cocky wit it. can't nobody say
Ten minutes ago I saw you I looked up when you walked through the door. My head started reeling, You gave me the feeling The room had no ceiling or floor
Alright, so lookin? on back when I was young I tried to sing it but my song had been sung And now I ain?t got no worries Ain?t got no one to call my own
See me, feel me, come and touch me The way I touch you In the crossfire, live wire, who said maybe I said maybe won't do The sands of time are slipping
When you see your face in the mirror Does it seem the end is gettin' nearer All your life you spent as a wheeler Now the hole you dug, it's gettin' deeper
When I was young, old man sat me on his knee He told me if I had a dream, I could be, what I wanna be Now life goes on, a voice echoes in the wind It'