It brings me up
And gets me down
I'm about to run
Myself aground
Best sit way back
And get some rest
This life is starting to put me to the test

I got the sunshine
On my side
And the moon is hanging over me
Into the dark it slides
But I'ma keep up
With my loneliness
I'd rather be by myself
Than live about this mess

Times are changing
Or So it seems
Oceans dry
And concrete creeps
Folks divide by color schemes
And false ideas
What does it all mean

There ain't a promise
In this land
Sweat and backs are broken
And calloused is the hand
I will keep on keeping
On with this
No amount of gold could buy my soul
Or cloud my happiness

They’ve made a line
We shall not cross
But me I'm stepping over it
To shake the hand of ghosts
As They line their pockets with honest cash
But none of it is theirs
And none of this can last

I've gotta run to clear my brain
Make way for happiness
Let go of pain
Hello future, goodbye past
Find yourself some peace and make it last
He’s got lots of money
But he ain’t got no time
He's got a family
But he’s got no time
It was a great idea
Or so it seemed
A step closer on this ladder rung
Of his great American dream