Trying to keep myself out of the rain
Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown
Wondered if I might end up the same
There's a man out on the corner
Singing old songs about change
She came looking for some shelter
with a suitcase full of dreams
To a motel room on the boulevard
Guess she's trying to be James Dean
She's seen all the disciples and all the "wanna be's"
These days - the stars seem out of reach
These days - there ain't a ladder on these streets
These days - are fast love don't last in this graceless age
Jimmy shoes busted both his legs
From a second story window
he just jumped and closed his eyes
His momma said he was crazy -
he said momma "I've got to try"
Don't you know that all my heroes died
And I guess I'd rather die than fade away
These days - the stars seem out of reach
These days are fast love don't lasts-in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the morning train
I know Rome's still burning
Though the times have changed
This world keepd turning round and round
These days - the stars seem out of reach
These days are fast love don't lasts-in this graceless age
Even innocence has caught the morning train
These days - the stars seem out of reach
These days - there ain't a ladder on these streets
These days - are fast nothing lasts
There ain't no time to waste
There ain't nobody left to take the blame