If you see me passin’ by and you sit and wonder why,
And you wish that you were a rambler too,
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor,
Lace 'em up and bar the door,
Thank your stars for the roof that’s over you.
Lord, I was born a ramblin’ man
Tryin’ to make a livin’ and doin’ the best I can
And when it’s time for leavin’
I hope you’ll understand
That I was born a ramblin’ man
I’m a rambler and a gambler
And I’m drunk every night
I just got up to tell you that
I’m rugged but right.
'Cause I’m a picker
I’m a grinner
I’m a lover
And I’m a sinner
I play my music in the sun
We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the stars we could reach
Were just starfish on the beach
We had joy, we had fun
We had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song
Like the seasons, have all gone
But a world without end
Where no souls can descend
There will be no summertime
How lost life’s been
Afraid of waking up
So afraid
So take the Dream
And in the east
The dawn was breaking
And the world was waking
Any dream will do
Now the power of the east is afraid of the west
And the poor man starve
As the rich man get obsessed
So they’re piling up bombs
In case the button gets pressed
A young world dies before my eyes
So long, Mom, I’m off to drop the bomb,
So don’t wait up for me!
So long, farewell, auf wiederseh’n, goodbye.
Raise a glass for ignorance, drink a toast to fear
The beginning of the end has come that’s why we all are here
Strike up the band to play a song and try hard not to cry
And fake a smile as we all say goodbye
Goodbye
Drink with me to days gone by
To the life that used to be
At the shrine of friendship never say die.
Let the wine of friendship never run dry
Here’s to you and here’s to me
This Bud’s for you
There’s no one else who does it
Quite the way you do
So here’s to you!
Sometimes when the darkness loses its hold
I tramp politely in the cold
Racking my brains
Pumping my veins
And taking the evening train from view
But you know I never wanted to
Ah, you know, I did it just for you
And it’s so easy to hurt me now
My baby takes the morning train, he works from nine till five and then
He takes another home again to find me waitin’ for him
Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’
Barely gettin’ by, it’s all takin’ and no givin’
They just use your mind and they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it
Everybody’s working for the weekend
Everybody wants a new romance
Everybody’s going off the deep end
Everybody needs a second chance, oh
Workin’ for a livin’ (Workin’)
Workin’ for a livin’ (Workin’)
Workin’ for a livin’, livin’ and workin’
I’m taking what they’re giving ‘cause I’m workin’ for a livin’
Well, I left Kentucky back in forty-nine
An’ went to Detroit workin’ on a ‘sembly line.
The first year they had me puttin’ wheels on Cadillacs.
Every day I’d watch them beauties roll by,
And sometimes I’d hang my head and cry
'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black.
Take take take take take take take it off
That’s what she said, that’s what she said
No no no no no don’t ever stop
That’s what she said, that’s what she said
You know I want you,
Do you want me too?
Take take take take take take take it off
That’s what she said