I've been raised with the best education around,
I've been born with a mask on my face like a clown,
but I know as I sing, I'm about to go down,
and I'm singing my songs in this lonely old town.
I've seen bums in the streets with cups in their hands,
I've seen lawyers and crooks with their heads in the sand,
every town I pass by I see time with no end,
but I know right now, all I need is a friend.
When I go to my grave my head will be high,
as I'm lucky to live I'll be lucky to die,
just one thing I can say as I reach for my grave,
all the good times I'm leaving no more will I crave.
'Cause there's a place up in heaven for people like me,
where the good people drink and the peasants are free,
now here's to the pilgrims, the beggars, the bums,
there's a place for everyone under the sun.
credits
from Songs Of Earth And Wind,
released April 22, 2017
John Wylde - guitar, vocals, lyrics, composition
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