Car broke down on the side of the road Well, I'm pretty young, yeah, but I'm gettin' old In my pocket was my girlfriend's phone A tow truck's comin', gonna take me home It's kinda funny, but it's the same old story (Same old story, yeah) Nobody 'round here like me (Same old story, yeah) And I wonder how it came that I am Just another man stuck in the middle of this great, great land I sit down underneath a shady tree I balance the pack of Camels on my knee I thought about my friend, he phoned last night Well, his gig went well, yeah, his show went all right The women were crazy and the music was loud (Same old story, yeah) My friend got wild, jumped into the crowd (Same old story, yeah) He laughed and asked me to help him understand How he's just another man stuck in the middle of this great, great land It's the same old story, yeah Tow truck's comin', smoke pouring out from the hood Well, I'm no mechanic, but I know that ain't good The tow truck man come and sit around Both of us wonderin' who comes When the tow truck breaks down It's kinda funny, but it's the same old story (Same old story, yeah) Nobody 'round here like me (Same old story, yeah) And I wonder how it came that I am Just another man, stuck in the middle of this great, great land (Same old story, yeah) It's the same old story, yeah It's the same old story, yeah It's the same old story, yeah

And if you wanna get drunk, then get drunk I ain't gonna stop you, I ain't gonna stop you Ya know And if you wanna go out, then go out I can go out with you, I can go out with you Ya know Like the forest through the trees I'm so close, but you can't see So I hold you patiently I would lie and I would steal For just one word of how you feel And if you wanna set sail, then set sail I will be here waiting, waiting without fail Ya know And if you run aground, run aground I'll be coming 'round, till you're safe & sound Ya know Like the forest through the trees I'm so close, but you can't see So I hold you patiently I would lie and I would steal For just one word of how you feel And if you're gonna get old, then get old I will always love you, I will always love you Ya know...

Forget about your mother and get on the boat now We’ve got a brother to resurrect now It’s been too long and I’m feelin’ weak So shut your mouth and take a seat I mixed the juice and found the solution The missing piece of our revolution I sold the crystal and I sold the gold To buy a blanket in case he’s cold And just forget about the plans you’ve made I brought the shovels and spades Let’s go to the grave Well, he’s a straight-shootin’ mother, yeah Wake up And he knows which songs to cover, yeah Wake up Everybody’s gonna be there Wake up He’s an answer to our prayer, yeah Wake up, wake up Wake up, John! It’s gonna be a riot A broken rocket with a wired pilot Chocolate donuts and some Cadillacs We’ll yell at demons and they’ll yell right back We’ll drink the honey that the queen bee sent and We’ll shoot the horse to piss of the sergeant We’ll bring the lights and we’ll bring the sound We’ll shake the island till it’s goin’ down And don’t you worry about getting bored I brought your Samurai sword And a song to record Well, you’re a straight-shootin’ mother, yeah Wake up And you know which songs to cover, yeah Wake up Everybody’s gonna be there Wake up The whole island’s goin’ under Wake up, wake up, wake up Well, you may be gone But rock ‘n’ roll lives on Well, you’re a straight-shootin’ mother, yeah Wake up And you know which songs to cover, yeah Wake up Everybody’s gonna be there Wake up The whole island’s going under Well, he’s a straight-shootin’ mother, yeah Wake up And he knows which songs to cover, yeah Wake up Everybody’s gonna be there Wake up The whole island’s goin' under

I got a girl You know what I mean It’s alright if you don’t, ‘cause ABBA did when they were writing “Dancing Queen” Sometimes she calls in sick Takes the day off Clears off the bedroom floor, locks the door, dances all day like Baryshnikov And then she goes out dancing She goes out dancing She goes out dancing with her friends She goes out dancing She goes out dancing She goes out dancing with her friends And I stay at home I leave the door unlocked I think back to summer camp, the little vamp scared all the boys with the dirty talk But out in the tents Among the trees I was so nervous then, but I knew when I saw her dance, she was what I need And now she goes out dancing She goes out dancing She goes out dancing with her friends She goes out dancing She goes out dancing with her friends And it makes you cry You’re going out, it’s a Friday night With my photograph, you clutch so tight You know that it’s alright I see you dance in the moonlight And the way you move, it looks like flying, flying I got a rock ‘n’ roll band We never quit Sometimes when I’m on stage, in a haze I have been known to shake my sh*t But when we both get home She turns out the lights Clears off the bedroom floor, locks the door, dances for me alone all night That’s why I don’t mind When she goes out dancing She goes out dancing She goes out dancing with her friends