[Verse 1]
It couldn't have ever dawned on me
All the things that I would be
I never really looked out quite that far
It's never been a simple thing
To see the world with a young man's brain
With an old man's heart, restless soul

[Verse 2]
Yeah, my family went broke my eighteenth year
Dad took a job many miles from here, that
That was alright by me, I was on my own
I had a band, found a job, life was alright
I worked when I had to, we played all the time
Only got through that first year of college, alright

[Chorus]
But I learned more on the freight docks
Drivin' forklifts on a 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man, it got cold
Sellin' guitars on the west coast
Goin' hungry, chasin' ghosts around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watchin' you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
[Verse 3]
I know a lot of real good men
Grad school or no school, I've called 'em my friends
I'm, well, I'm somewhere in the middle and that's just fine
No, I don't give a damn how much money you make
If your last shirt has pockets, take all you can take
I'm, well, I'm goin' out with nothin' like I came in

[Chorus]
And I learned more on the freight docks
Drivin' forklifts on a 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man, it got cold
Sellin' guitars on the west coast
Goin' hungry, chasin' ghosts around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watchin' you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line

[Chorus]
And I learned more on the freight docks
Drivin' forklifts on a 3 o'clock AM shift
In the winter time, man, it got cold
Sellin' guitars on the west coast
Goin' hungry, chasin' ghosts around
And around we would go
And I saw it all tendin' bar at night
Treatin' saints and sinners right
Is a good thing to do all the time
You never know who you're talkin' to
But always know who's watchin' you
Keep your feet movin' straight down the line
[Outro]
Yeah, and somewhere in the middle's just fine
Yeah, somewhere in the middle's just fine