WE AIN’T GIVEN LIFE TO THROW AWAY THE WORDS WE SPEAK SHOULD BE OF LOVE EACH DAY GET WORKDAY BLUES LIKE ANYONE WHEN THE JOB YOU HAVE AIN’T NEVER DONE AND THERE’S NO-ONE HOME WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS SHE DON’T TRY TO MAKE ME SAY WHAT I DON’T MEAN DON’T HANG ME BY MY NECK FOR HAVING DREAMS, WHEN I’M ON MY WHEELS AND LIGHTIN OUT MILES AND MILES OF FIGHTIN DOUBTS AND YOU CAN NEVER KNOW QUITE WHAT SHE MEANS WORKING UP MY VOODOO FEVER, TICKING OFF A LIST OF WAYS TO PLEASE HER BUT I DON’T HAVE TOO MANY LEFT TO GO SHE’S GIVEN ME NO VALID REASON, TO PACK MY BAGS AND CHANGE THE SEASON NEVER THOUGHT THAT I COULD STOOP THIS LOW THE CALIFORNIA SUN WAS CALLING, LOST MY SHIRT AND END UP BY TRAWLING FOR ANOTHER EASY WAY TO MAKE HER SMILE I THINK I MUST HAVE GOT AMNESIA, FORGOTTEN HOW TO PLEASE AND REALLY TEASE HER, EVEN THOUGH I’VE RACKED MY BRAIN ALL DAY I’D ONLY HOPED TO TAKE A BREAK, CANT ESCAPE THE POLITICS OF FATE THE WORDS THAT PEOPLE SPEAK AIN’T WHAT THEY MEAN NEVER BEEN MUCH GOOD AT DOUBLE TALK, ALWAYS TRY RUN BEFORE I WALK AND SHE IS OFTEN NOT THE GIRL SHE SEEMS SO I LOST TAKE STAKE IN DOUBLE DEALING HAD MY FILL OF BOTTOM FEEDING STILL NOTHING MAKES ME FEEL THE WAY SHE DO GOTTA FIND OUT WHAT WILL BRING HER BACK, BEFORE MY ACHING HEARTSTRINGS START TO SNAP, NEED HER NIGHT AND DAY JUST LIKE HER FOOL IF STOLEN LOVE WAS NEVER REAL, WE’D HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO KEEP CONCEALED AND EVERYBODY’S LIFE WOULD BE PEACHY WE WERE GIVEN LIFE TO LEND A HAND NOT TAKE THE BREAD FROM ANOTHER MAN GET WORKDAY BLUES LIKE ANYONE IN WONDERLAND
