Time is slowly ticking, taking all our youth Beelzebub and chosen one have both been in cahoots They play us like gin rummy and they're cheating on the side While we gaze into a broken mirror like Frankenstein's bride I wish someone could tell me something I don't already know It's been some hard living, still got a ways to go Rooster in the hen house, hit man on the phone Low man on the totem pole, can't get no time alone I've been seeking satisfaction for this gnawing in my soul I build a house like Andrew Jackson if that were my only goal I'm looking for a change to come but brother, change comes slow And it's been some hard living, still got a ways to go, ho ho ho I look outside at this beautiful day Sun is shining, lighting up my way I gotta get out of here and get me a fishing pole It's been some hard living and I still got a ways to go I pontificate, I suffocate, I overate (My, my) I've been wearily, sincerely, too lonesome now to cry Gawking, squawking, talking from a patent leather couch Working through my childish hood beyond the shadows and the doubts Oh, ye of little consequence, please cast that first precious stone 'Cause it's been some hard, hard living and I still got a ways to go I look outside and it's starting to rain 'round the curve comes a pa**enger train Northbound freight on a south bound track Yeah, she's alright leaving but she won't be coming back I look outside at this beautiful day Sun is shining, man, it's lighting up my way I gotta get out of here and get me a fishing pole It's been some hard living and I still got a ways to go Still got a ways to go