I was walking around, just a face in the crowd
~#**************#~
Trying to keep myself out of the rain
~#**************#~
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
~#**************#~
Wondered if I might end up the same
~#**************#~
Theres a man out on the corner
~#**************#~
Singing old songs about change
~#**************#~
Everybody got their cross to bare these days
~#**************#~
[Verse 1]
~#**************#~
She came looking for some shelter
~#**************#~
With a suitcase full of dreams
~#**************#~
To a motel room on the boulevard
~#**************#~
I guess shes trying to be James Dean
~#**************#~
Shes seen all the disciples
~#**************#~
And all the wannabes
~#**************#~
No one wants to be themselves these days
~#**************#~
Still theres nothing to hold on to but these days
~#**************#~
[Chorus]
~#**************#~
These days, the stars seem out of reach
~#**************#~
These days, there aint a ladder on the streets
~#**************#~
These days are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age
~#**************#~
There aint nobody left but us these days
~#**************#~
[Verse 2]
~#**************#~
Jimmy Shoes, he busted both his legs
~#**************#~
Trying to learn to fly
~#**************#~
From a second story window
~#**************#~
He just jumped and closed his eyes
~#**************#~
His momma said he was crazy
~#**************#~
He said, “Momma, ive got to try
~#**************#~
Dont you know that all my heroes died?
~#**************#~
And I guess Id rather die than f-f-fade away”, yeah
~#**************#~
[Chorus]
~#**************#~
These days, the stars seem out of reach, yeah
~#**************#~
These days, there aint a ladder on the streets, oh no no
~#**************#~
These days are fast, nothing lasts, its a graceless age
~#**************#~
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
~#**************#~
There aint nobody left but us these days
~#**************#~
[Bridge]
~#**************#~
(Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh) I know Romes still burning
~#**************#~
(Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh) Though the times have changed
~#**************#~
(Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh) This world keeps turning round and round and round and round these days
~#**************#~
[Guitar Solo]
~#**************#~
[Chorus]
~#**************#~
These days, the stars seem out of reach, yeah
~#**************#~
These days, there aint a ladder on the streets, oh no no
~#**************#~
These days are fast, love dont last, its a graceless age
~#**************#~
Even innocence has caught the midnight train
~#**************#~
These days, the stars seem out of reach, yeah
~#**************#~
These days, there aint a ladder on the streets, oh no no
~#**************#~
These days are fast, nothing lasts, there aint no time to waste
~#**************#~
There aint nobody left to take the blame
~#**************#~
Oh no no no, aint nobody left but us these days
~#**************#~
Aint nobody left but us these days
~#**************#~
[Instrumental Outro]
