A little freckled wonder A BMX riding bandit Chucked a cigarette in passing, yeah Called me a faggot My skinny little hands ... To find something ... I was angry ... full of beans Essentially just a n-n-n-n-nervous kid It was the year of care for kids They even made a campaign song They used to sing it as I entered the room Before light switched on Just In case my lone obductor Was to spark a message within I was eager to learn Full of sunburn Essentially just a n-n-n-n-nervous kid So I made a pact with the silence If you get me out of this one I'll be true to what I was born to do and be a Roustabout, Roustabout Yeah a Roustabout It was the year of gettin' loose It was the year that my head broke Clueless and free in the ACT My mind buckled its spokes ... was like a hummingbird I cried til it returned I want to drag that son Show him i won Essentially just a n-n-n-n-nervous kid So I made a pact with the silence If you get me out of this one I'll be true to what I was born to do and be a Roustabout (a roustabout) Be a Roustabout (a roustabout) Be a Roustabout It ain't easy Be a Roustabout It ain't easy Be a Roustabout A Roustabout, a Roustabout Be a Roustabout It ain't easy Be a Roustabout It ain't easy Be a Roustabout Go!