If things didn't have to go the way they did, I hope you know
That I woulda tried not to lie about my folks
And I hope you find some way to cope, yeah
Things didn't have to go the way they did, I shoulda known
You'd let the knots tie us up on their own again
Unrequited love withdrawn, again
Well, I bought this car in Boston
Wondered what it costed
Bought a car in Boston, and she wondered what it cost him
Asked me if I came here often, so I popped her cherry blossom, mama
Searching through the city for a job or something pretty
I miss my women and my money, now I'm thinking, what a pity
And I'm hoping that you're gonna get to where you got to go to so bad
And the hard times don't mean I've given up
Hoping that you're gonna get to where you gotta go to so bad
The hard times don't mean I've given up
And the hard times don't mean I give at all
When should we get tired alone, yeah?
Or make ourselves at home again
Things could be better, I guess
Things could have been worse again, again