Well that summer sun was crying When I left Carolina But I'd had enough of this hand me down life Like a freight car pinned in the middle of a train Stuck so long just waiting on a change Well I never forgot What my daddy told me Said I waited too long son I'll never break free There's gotta be more boy to being alive Than minimum wage everyday til you die I'm stepping out of the darkness Finally coming into the light Out of the alley Up on my feet Traded these blues for a view from the street I'm gonna see Life good as it can be Only left is that guitar And the gas in my car Can see how far it'll take me Wanna waste a few days In some kinda haze I'm gonna drink all the beer in Milwaukee I'm stepping out of the darkness Finally coming into the light Out of the alley Up on my feet Traded these blues for a view from the street I'm gonna see Life good as it can be Wanna go to bed in Maine Wake up in California Double cross Kansas in the middle of the night Wanna do what the sun kissed girl in Tampa told me Take it easy baby if its easy take it twice I'm stepping out of the darkness Finally coming into the light Out of the alley Up on my feet Traded these blues for a view from the street I'm gonna see Life good as it can be Gonna do what that sun kissed girl in Tampa told me Take it easy baby if its easy take it twice