I look around me and I see what I wanted and what I settled for

Yeah, I've got the heart of a Joan of Arc but the soul of a gigolo

I've been good at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Anytime I stopped to smell the roses they drew blood from me

Do you know what I mean?

You never ever get away clean. But it's alright

Yeah, touchdown, turn around, flag on the play

It's always something, you know it is, it's always something

It's always something, everyday, it's always something

When I was a kid the teachers and the priests said

"Why do you let him run around like that?"

My father said, "If the boy wants to play guitar, I say we let him."

Through the hard years he was my rock

When I just could not win

So it goes y'know my father died

Just before my leaky ship came in

Do you know what I mean?

You never ever get away clean. Oh, but it's alright yeah

Down one, homerun, your dog steals the ball

I step up to the table in the middle of my life

And I take my cards and I check them twice

I've got a killer hand and I'm ready to stake my claim

The cops raid the game

...it's always something