When i turn twenty-one i'm gonna make a change
Turn my back on what i was
And make you proud of what i'm not


If it's my life why tear it down
And make me feel this way

I do my best with what i've got
Why do you tear it down?


Mama's not talkin' now
Dad, he's fallen off the track
Sister's on a rampage

And brother, he's planning his silent attack

My family's up and moved away

They couldn't stand the heat
Why build a house just to burn it down
Another love-torn mystery


You take a nickel and a spoon
And a crooked lover's tune

Might not add up to much
Just a nickel and a spoon