Now it's time for me to be going,
I've been here for much too long.
I think I've finally got something going,

And if I left, I might be wrong.

Long as I remember I've been a loser,

Never got nothin' done.
You only get one chance in this whole life,
Gotta take it when it comes.


(All of my life I've been running 'round barefoot,)
(Pickin' up rocks and stones.) Whoo!

(Now I got my shoes on and I'm runnin',)
(Gonna catch it when it comes.) Oh.
(Now I got my shoes on and I'm runnin',)

(Gonna catch it when it comes.)

[Instrumental break.]


Livin's the same as takin' a bus ride,
Don't get there if you won't pay the fare.

And if you take the time to take the tokens,
Sure to get you there.
Ah, don't charge your life, go out and earn it.

It's just waitin' out there.
Until you've made somethin' of what you're doin',
Nobody really cares.


(Runnin' along without no shoes on,)
(Tellin' folks how fast ya are.)


[Instrumental break featuring harmonica solo by Mitch Aliotta.]


(Now it's time for me to be goin',)
(I've been here for much too long.)
(I think I've finally got something goin',)

(If I left, I might be wrong.)

(As long as I remember I've been a loser,)

(Never got nothing done.) No.
(You only get one chance in this whole life,)
(Gotta take it when it comes.)


(All o' my life I've been runnin' 'round barefoot,)
Pickin' up rocks and stones. Whoo!

(Now I got my shoes on and I'm runnin',)
(Gonna catch it when it comes.) Hunh.
(Now I got my shoes on ooo-and I'm runnin',)

(Gonna catch it when it comes.)
(Now I got my shoes on ooo-and I'm runnin',)
(Gonna catch it when it comes.)