Poor boy plays the scale
(In and out, in and out)
And people come and go
(In and out, in and out)
But all he sees is change
He sees it every day
It's always the same
Some people give their love
(In and out, in and out)
Or just hide it all away
(In and out, in and out)
But all he sees is change
He counts it every day
It's weighed him down
And so he throws that old guitar away
(In and out, in and out)
'Cause it won't fit in the case
(In and out, in and out)
He learns to sing the blues
While shinin' rich men's shoes
But they ain't got no soul
And he looks a lot like you
Looks a lot like me, too
So kick off
Your father's shoes
And start walking
The path you choose
Get off
Your mother's porch
And start building
A new home
We can get a new life
We can get a new life
I'd think about spending it with you
The longer we wait
The more time we lose
(In and out, in and out)
(In and out, in and out)
(In and out, in and out)
(In and out, in and out)
We can get a new life
We can get a new life
I'd think about spending it with you (In and out, in and out)
We can get a new life
We can get a new life
I'd think about spending it with you (In and out, in and out)
We can get a new life (In and out, in and out)
We can get a new life
I'd think about spending it with you