Revolution Road

Out on revolution road, the lights go down The boys are heading out to some godforsaken town Loading up the van, it’s goodbye again On the road Out in ordinary town, you were gods Sons of saviours and failures who beat the odds With an old guitar in hand, you began again All alone And oh, we’re all dreamers whose dreams have run We’re all drinking and singing to crowds of one Searching for tomorrow in a sea of what has gone (chances that are long gone) But the song carries on Once some million dollar man caught the show Talkin’ labels, and stables and rollin’ in the dough Took some paperwork in hand, and you grabbed the pen On your own Cause oh, how could you pass it up when your ship came in But oh, when she tanked and sank, how’d you to learn to swim? Is it love or money that makes the fire still burn Will the song ever return? Well they tore down Wong’s and they tore down your songs And they tore you down too They say your scene is dead and the doctor said Not a damn thing you can do But every generation kills its heroes and zeroes with equal aplomb So don’t you hang your head, ‘cause like the man said You’ve got to live before you’re gone So you carry on Out on revolution road the lights are low The boys are setting up for another lonely show Loadin’ up and then, the dream’s alive again On the road Yeah, on the road On the road