[Verse 1]
Living free is gaining on me
Can't keep ahead of my dreams
My relief turned out a thief
Smooth as rocks in the stream
[Chorus]
This old time is a sad affair
You be glad you're not there
It ties your hands
It spikes your drink
I'd say more, but i can't think
[Verse 2]
Lazy jim took a bottle with him
Tried to flag down a train
Left a note
Couldn't read what he wrote
A light came on in my brain
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
The hills are gold
Mornings are cold
Don't know a soul on the street
I keep to myself like everyone else
Nobody says much to me
Go to bed, fight thoughts in my head
In the two in between wake and sleep
Rats to k**, contracts to fill
It's on ice, but it won't keep
[Chorus][x2]