I'm gonna rid
Myself a house
In the shade
Of the freeway
Gonna pack my lunch
In the morning
And go to work
Each day
And when the evening
Rolls around
I'll go on home and
Lay my body down
And when
The morning light
Comes streaming in
I'll get up and
Do it again Amen
Say it again Amen
I wanna know
What became of the
Changes we waited
For love to bring
Were they only the
Fitful dreams of some
Greater awakening
I've been aware of
The time going by
They say in the end
It's the wink of an eye
When the morning light
Comes streaming in
We'll get up and
Do it again Amen
Caught between the
Longing for love
And the struggle
For the legal tender
Where the sirens sing
And the church bells
Ring and the junk man
Pounds his fender
Where the Veterans
Dream of the fight
Fast asleep
At the traffic light
And the children
Solemnly wait for
The ice cream vendor
Out into the cool
Of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
He knows that all his
Hopes and dreams
Begin and end there
(Ah the laughter)
Of the lovers
As they run
Through the night
Leaving nothin'
But to choose off
And fight
And tear out th world
With all their might
While the ships
There in their dreams
Sail out of sight
I'm gonna
Find myself a girl
Who can show me
What laughter means
And we'll fill in
The missing colors
In each other's paint
By number dreams
And then we'll put
Our dark glasses on
And we'll make love
Until our strength
Is gone
And when
The morning light
Comes streaming in
We'll get up
And do it again
Get it up again
I'm gonna be
A happy idiot
And struggle for
The legal tender
Where the ads take aim
And lay their claim
To the heart and soul
Of the spender
And believe in
Whatever may lie
In those things
That money can buy
Though true love
Could have been
A contender
Are you there
Say a prayer
For the Pretender
Who started out
So young and strong
Only to surrender
Say a prayer
For the Pretender
Are you there
For the Pretender
Say a prayer
For the pretender
Are you there
For the Pretender
Are you prepared
For the pretender