OFF THE STREET AND ON THE ROAD

 Off The Street and On the Road

When I was a kid I was a problem child.

Well I didn't fit in cause I was, born wild.

They threw me out of school when I was sixteen

because I whistled at the high school beauty queen.

So I tried my hand, at any job I could find.

But you can't hold a job when you're singing all the time.

A stable existence, was not for me.

Well I might be poor, but at least I'm free.

And I'm, off the streets and on the road

but where I'm heading I, just don't know.

I'm here today, and gone tomorrow, I'm on the move so don't

try to follow me.

I've been singing on the streets for ten long years

for a packet of tobacco and a bottle of beer.

I've seen the best and worst, of human kind

and they call me a legend in my own mind.

Yea! but I don't listen, to praise or blame

from those who ride, on the gravy train.

Retirement plans, are not for me

Well I might be poor, but at least I'm free!

I'm off the streets ... and on the road ...

When I was a kid I was a problem child.

I didn't fit in cause I was born wild.

They threw me out of school when I was sixteen

because I gave it to the high school beauty queen.

I've been singing on the streets for ten long years

for a packet of tobacco and a bottle of beer.

I've seen the best and worst of human kind

and they call me a legend in my own mind.

Yea! but I don't listen to praise or blame

from those who ride on the gravy train.

Retirement plans are not for me

Well I might be poor, but at least I'm free!

And I'm, off the streets and on the road

but where I'm heading I, just don't know.

I'm here today, and gone tomorrow, I'm on the move so don't

try to follow me.

Musical contribution courtesy of Gwyne Ashton.