Van Morrison - Hard Nose The Highway lyrics

Hey kids dig the first takes Ain't that some inspiration When sinatra sings against nelson riddle strings Then takes a vacation Seen some hard times Drawn some bad lines No time for shoeshines Hard nose the highway I was tore down at the dead's place Shaved head at the organ But that wasn't half as bad as it was oh no Belfast and boston Put your money where your mouth is Then we can get something going In order to win you must be prepared to lose sometime And leave one or two cards showing