This Side Of Paradise
I'm ridin' in the back seat, nine years oldStarin' out the window countin' the highway polesAnd then I get to thinkin' that it don't seem realI'm flyin' through the universe in a '69 Oldsmobile
I wanna know what they're not tellin'And I don't wanna hear no liesI just want something to believe inAh, it's a lonely, lonely roadI'm on this side of paradise
I'm ridin' in the back seat, black LimousineStarin' out the window at a funeral sceneAnd then I get to thinkin' and it don't seem rightI'm sittin' here safe and soundAnd someone I love is gone tonight
I wanna know what they're not tellin'And I don't wanna hear no liesI just want something to believe inAh, it's a lonely, lonely roadWe're on this side of paradise
There ain't no crystal ball, there ain't no Santa ClausThere ain't no fairy tales, there ain't no streets of goldThere ain't no chosen few, ya it's just me and youThat's all we got yeah, that's all we got to hold on toYeah this side of paradise
I remember bein' a little boy in the backseat, nine years oldAlways askin' questions, never did what I was toldAnd then I get to thinkin' like I always doWe wander 'round in the darkness but every now and thenA little light shines through
I want to know what they're not tellingI don't wanna hear no liesI just want something to believe inAh, it's a lonely, lonely roadWe're on this side of paradise, oh yeahThis side of paradise, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah