[Verse 1]

Hometown, same town blues

Same old walls closing in

Oh, what a life a mess can be

Well, I'm sitting here thinking of you, won't you give

A few thoughts to me?

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, time won't wait, better open the gate

And get out and start what needs to be done

It's winding down, there's much you missed

Working on that graveyard shift

[Chorus]

But I'm not saying things won't go wrong

As each day comes along

If what I see is true I could learn to believe

Can't look away

The powers that be

Might take it all away

Together we'll burn, together we'll burn either way

[Verse 2]

Some say a land of paradise

Some say a land of pain

Well, which side are you looking from?

Some people have it all

And some have it all to gain

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, a man in a tie will bum your dime

Before he'll break his twenty dollar bill

There's plenty of reasons in this world

For moving along or standing still

[Chorus]

But I'm not saying things won't go wrong

As each day comes along

If what I see is true I could learn to believe

Can't look away

The powers that be

Might take it all away

Together we'll burn, together we'll burn either way

[Verse 3]

There's too much time spent looking for a reason

It seems the simple ones beat the most truth

Oh, what a life a mess can be

Well, I'm sitting here thinking of you, won't you give

A few thoughts to me?

[Pre-Chorus]

Well, time won't wait, better open the gate

And get out and start what needs to be done

It's winding down, there's much you missed

Working on that graveyard shift

[Chorus]

But I'm not saying things won't go wrong

As each day comes along

If what I see is true I could learn to believe

Can't look away

The powers that be

Might take it all away

Together we'll burn, together we'll burn either way