All these kind of places
Make it seem like it's been ages
Tommorrow some new building will scrape the sky

I love this country dearly
I can feel the ladder clearly
But I never thought I'd be alone to try


Once I was outside Penn station
Selling red and white carnations

We were still alone
My wife and I
Before we marry, save my money

Brought my dear wife over
Now I work to bring my family state side


But off the boat they stayed a while and
Scattered across the coast
Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most

I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh
I took a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh

Practice isn't perfect

But the market cuts the loss
I remind myself that times could be much worse
My wife won't ask me questions

There is not so much to ask
And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse


Once my mother-in-law came
Just to stay a couple nights
Then decided she would stay the rest of her life

And I watch my little children
Play some board game in the kitchen
And I sit and pray they never feel my strife


But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone
He made some bad investments

And acounts were overdrawn

I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh
I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh


Honey it's your son I think I borrowed just too much
We had taxes we had bills
We had a lifestyle to front

And tonight I swear I'll come home
And we'll make love like we're young
And tomorrow you'll cook dinner

For the neighbors and their kids

We could rip apart those socialists

And all their damn taxes
You'll see I am no criminal
I'm down on both bad knees

I'm just too much a coward
To admit when I'm in need


I took a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh

I took a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh

I took a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh

I took a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, oh-oh-oh-oh