[Verse 1] It's the end of the summer It's the end of my career I'm at the end of my rope, dear And it's the end of my good years It's a wasteland You don't want to be there Once it was all glamour Now you don't want to go there Like my hometown It's a wasteland [Chorus] It's the end of my summer It's the end of my career I'm at the end of my rope, dear And it's the end of my good years It's a wasteland You don't want to be there Once it was all glamour And you don't wanna, wanna, wanna go there Like my hometown It's a wasteland [Bridge] There's a photo in my wallet From 1985 I look at it and smile and think God, I was alive I wonder how I've been the suburban guy For all my life Now it's been the only thing The only thing I've got [Chorus] It's a wasteland I'm at the end of my rope, dear It's the end of the summer It's the end of my career I'm at the end of my rope, dear And it's the end of my good years It's a wasteland You don't want to be there Once it was all glamour Now you don't want to go there Like my hometown It's a wasteland [Outro] It's a wasteland, no, no Just a wasteland