[Verse 1]
I don't like the smell in this city no more
I don't like what they sell in this city no more
But I can't sit and die in this traffic no more
I'm packin' up and leaving tomorrow

[Chorus 1]
I need a new beginning, I need a new beginning
I'm heading down the road, I'm heading down the road
I'm heading down the road, I'm heading down the road

[Verse 2]
I don't like how they talking to me no more
I don't want to ho for my dinner no more
The king of pop and Elvis died on the floor
And I don't want to sell what's left on my soul

[Chorus 2]
I need a new beginning, I need a new beginning
I'm heading down the road (down the road), I'm heading down the road
(God lord you know I've got to go)
I'm heading down the road (get on a new road), I'm heading down the road

[Verse 3]
Did ya ever think about all the time you spent
Plowing fields of broken dreams
Did ya ever think about who what when where and how you doin'
There goes another 45 years down in a river of tears
[Verse 4]
I don't like the smell in the city no more
I don't like what they sell in this city no more
I don't like these demons keep telling me no
I don't like this feeling I'm getting so old

[Chorus 3]
I need a new beginning, I need a new beginning