Long time gone, hither and yon How we gonna pay the rent? (So what?) Rice and beans, limited means Our last paycheck is spent (Oh shit!) Get a job or two or three or four and never sleep Sleep's overrated anyway and this hole we've dug is deep
But there'll be a new day A time when everything's turning out okay Loose strings tied up and debts paid We'll have nothing to do
We'll walk through the streets of this town like we own them Let the road lead where it may we will show them Sun's gonna shine gonna hold our heads up high We'll get by
We put 167,000 miles on that car Along the way it didn't seem we'd traveled all that far We took every scenic byway and stopped at every town of note Now our engine has a rattle and the credit card is broke And that's alright
Turnpike north, back and forth Friday morning gone Up and down and all around These weeks are dragging on Head gone rot and the weekend shot It's creeping up on seven But work's all done and if I run I'm gonna catch the 8pm
It's a new day Seems like everything's turning out okay West wind blowing going my way Bringing me home to you
I love her yeah she's the one I love her and we're gonna have some fun I love her yeah she's the one for me She's the one for me She's the one for me