Intro
Verse 1
I Was Wind Surfing Instructor, All Through The Summer
A Ski Bum In The Winter, It All Worried My Mother
But I Was A Kid And I Didn't Need Much
N.c.
What Good Is Money To Man Who Dies Young?
Verse 2
I Had My Fun Til' My Body Said When
And That's The Last Of That Life I Was Ever Gonna Live
But I Was Still Kicking, Just A Bit Lost
N.c.
And I Hit That Road I Never Thought I'd Never Have To Cross
Verse 3
It Had Been A Couple Months Without A Sense Of Direction
Then I Hit A Stroke Of Luck With An Old Family Connection
One Thing I Knew Was That I Didn't Know A Lot
N.c.
But I Made My Way To New York And I Took The Fuckin' Job
Verse 4
I Was Running Round The City Getting Coffee For The Big Guns
You Saw That Film, That's About How It Was
Dang Cut Throat But Didn't Let It Cut Me Down
N.c.
I Became One Of Them And I Made My Mother Proud
Verse 5
A Strange, Foreign Taste, The Sweetness Of Success
Cinnamon Leather Shoes, A Name Plate On My Desk
Lived Fast For Few, Above My Means
N.c.
And Watched The Cash Flow In Like Nothing Could Dam The Stream
Verse 6
I Was So Naive, Couldn't See It Going Wrong
And Before I Could Blink The Whole Firm Dissolved
I Was Out On My Ass, I Knew I Had To Split
N.c.
And That's The Last Of That Life I Was Ever Gonna Live
Verse 7
So I Called My Brother, Told Him "Don't Tell Ma
But I Don't Know What Do Man, I'm In A Tight Spot"
He Heard My Tone, And Thank God He Did
N.c.
He Told Me Pack My Things And Come And Work With Him
Verse 8
And Like My Life There Was A Lot To Be Built
He Had Just Quit His Job And Took A Chance On Himself
And As You Could Assume For A While It Was Tough
N.c.
It Was 60 Hour Weeks And It Was Barely Enough
Verse 9
But It Did Get Better, It's A Living In Fact
And I Could Have Done It Different But I Can't Go Back
Now 20 Something Years Have Come And Gone
N.c.
And Honestly I Didn't Think I'd Live This Long
Verse 10
And I Know I'm Probably Dragging, I Don't Wanna Hold Ya
But Let Me Tell You This, Boy, If Nobody's Told You
The Thing About Life? There's No Straight Route
N.c.
Save A Little, Live A Lot, You'll Figure It Out
