Decade Of Rock & Roll

Recently i've been thinkin about what i am and where my priorities lie
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what i need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but there just not my plan, oh no
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man

Well i could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues,
It doesn't really matter to me
As long as i'm playin the music i just can't lose,
And noones gonna tell me differently
Cause all i really care about is sittin right here in my hands,
Oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man

Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her i'm just goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but i take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man
(repeat) yeah

(solo)

Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that i'm goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but i take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man

Well i've told you my story now here's what i've found
To be happy you need only be real
So don't let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what i am, oh yeah
Can't ya see i'll always be a music man, oh yeah
(repeat)

I used to be lonely till i learned about livin alone
I found other things to keep my mind on
And i'm gettin to know myself a little bit better
Whoa , i keep pushin on
Keep pushin on, yeah

Goin through all the changes i made so many mistakes, oh yes i did
Tryin to leave behind the heartaches
And sometimes i think i was a little bit crazy, oh yeah
Whoa, i keep pushin on

Keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin on
Keep pushin, keep pushin, you know you have got to be so strong
Keep pushin, keep pushin, well even if you think your strength is gone
Keep pushin on

(solo)

Well it's comin together i finally feel like a man, oh yes i do
I never thought that i'd be where i am, oh
Everyday i wake a little bit higher
Whoa i keep pushin on, oh yeah
(repeat chorus)

Golden country your face is so red
With all of your money your poor can be fed
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Never really carin' just what comes after
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand

Mortgage people you crawl to your homes
Your security lies in your bed of white foam
You act concerned but then why turn away
When a lady was raped on your doorstep today
Well your blacks are cryin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are dyin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand, oh yeah......

(solo)

Golden country your face is so red
With all of your money your poor can be fed
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Never really carin' just what comes after
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
The time has come for you my friend
To all this ugliness we must put an end
Before we leave we must make a stand

(repeat)

Lost, lost in a dream (it's a dream)
And i think, it's some evil scheme
They say, that i don't feel, what i feel
But i know, that this ain't no game

What am i supposed to lie?
That ain't what i'm saying
You're telling me that i could be
A little insane
I tell myself to pull myself
Together again
'cause i
Ain't been the same

I've been around for you
I've been up and down for you
But i just can't get any relief
I've swallowed my pride for you
I've lived and lied for you
But you still make me feel like a thief

You got me stealin' your love away
'cause you never give it
Peeling the years away
And we can't relive it
I make you laugh
And you make me cry
I believe it's time for me to fly

You said we'd work it out
You said that you had no doubt
That deep down we were really in love
Oh, but i'm tired of holding on
To a feeling i know is gone
I do believe that i've had enough

I've had enough of the falseness
Of a worn out relation
Enough of the jealousy
And the intoleration
I make you laugh
And you make me cry
I believe it's time for me to fly

{refrain} time for me to fly
Oh, i've got to set myself free
Time for me to fly
And that's just how it's got to be
I know it hurts to say goodbye
But it's time for me to fly

Oh, don't you know it's...
{refrain}

It's time for me to fly
{repeat to end}

Instrumental

You may not know this but you are everything you've ever needed.
Heaven with a touch of new york. silver with a touch of gold.
And i can see where you're goin', but i don't really know the way.
It's got too many changes, too much rearranging,
Too many ways to go astray.

So if you wanna go, let me go along
I never walked that road alone
I heard it was hard
I heard it was long
But we'll come back alive
'cause only the strong survive

You walk on a wire, make a game of desire, pitchin' pennies down a wishing well.
You're leading the blind through there high and low times, but baby can you lead yourself?
So calm down, honey, forget about the money. if you need me i'll always be there.
Go ride your high horse alone of course
'cause if you need me i'll always care

You touched me. you took me away.
You left me confused when you said you couldn't stay.
But now i know what you were trying to say.
I can understand that i'm not the only one.
But i believe our time is gonna come.

I dream of you through every night,
But you're not risin' with me, so i don't wanna see the light.
Even if you can't come over, and i hoping that you might
'cause when you're not here nothing's any fun.
But i believe our time is gonna come.

I believe our time is gonna come
I believe our time is gonna come
I believe our time is gonna
I believe our time is gonna come

Sophisticated lady try'n to change my ways
Just because you're caught in your social maze.
I think it's about time that you realize
Your money and your power's got you mesmerized.
Pretty lady.
Get back.
Pretty lady.
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on,
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone.

Educated lady with your college degree,
Amazes me why you just can't see.
Learned ev'rything from your books on the shelf,
But no one ever taught you how to think for yourself.

Pretty lady.
Get back.
Pretty lady.
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on,
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone.

Sophisticated lady , take a lesson from me,
I can help you be what you want to be.
Together we'll see many brighter days,
If it takes forever, gonna change your ways. pretty lady.
Sweet thing.
Pretty lady.
Sophisticated lady put your blue jeans on,
You're anybody's baby when your mama's gone.