Over and over
Just as plain as can be
Take it for granted, out in the open, easy to see
Takin' my chances
I'm countin' my shoes
I'm playing the game, makin' it easy, countin' in twos

By the time you get started, you're already through
Just a matter of time 'til it shows
Like readin' the headlines - yesterday's news
Over and over

That's how it goes
Or haven't you heard?
Talkin' so fast, all at the same time, searchin' for words
It's all about the same thing
Underneath the disguise
Just like they say, "If you're lookin' for answers, open your eyes"

And sooner or later, it's easy to see
Just a matter of time 'til it shows
Like keepin' a secret everyone knows
Over and over

And sooner or later, it's easy to see
Just a matter of time 'til it shows
Like keepin' a secret everyone knows
Over and over

Over and over

You lost your color when you painted the town
Paintin' by the numbers
Headed for the lobby but you never came down
Is it any wonder?

End up sittin' in a second hand store
On display in a window
Wind up sittin' in the bottom of a drawer
Any way the wind blows

So you burned your bridges and headed downstream
Never know until you try
Spent your fortune on a riverboat queen
Then the river ran dry

End up sittin' on a sandbar
Down to a handful of treasure
Another shot of gold won't get you very far
When you got forever

Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind...

So you keep on followin' directions until
Pretty soon you passed it
Guess you should've known better and still
It was fun while it lasted

End up sittin' in a second hand store
On display in a window
Wind up sittin' in the bottom of a drawer
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows

Any way the wind blows
Any way the wind blows

I was taken by surprise by the thunder
Sit and stared out at the rain
Taken back, I was younger
In the vacant lot days
And the fall brought an Indian summer
And plenty of places to play
I can still hear 'em callin'

Far away
I can hear thunder
Far away

Well, the summers are hot and the winter's gettin' cold
Not a lot smarter but another year old
Sometimes I'm still at the fishing hole
And you never needed bait where we used to go
Just a safety-pin hook on a bamboo pole
Take the big ones home, let the little ones go

Far away
I can hear thunder
Walkin' down the alley

And it's not as easy as it used to be
Finding time to let my mind wander
I can still hear 'em calling

Indian summer

I was standin' at the station
Out at the end of the line
Feelin' mad, just a bit impatient
And I wish that you would make up my mind

Yes, I was out there on the platform
Payphone keeps eatin' my dimes
And I still don't have an answer
And the train's leavin' right on time

I'm falling down
I'm falling down

Standin' at the station
Won the battle, here I am
Standin' at the station
Like a general just relieved of command

I'm falling down
Down, down, down
I'm falling down
Down, down, fallin' down

Tomorrow
Makin' a list of things to do
And when I wake up, oh-oh-oh-oh
I'm gonna cross off a few
There must be millions of reasons
Try and explain them but you're never through
When they give you 24 hours
Only so much a man can do

Tomorrow
Made up my mind
Gonna get busy, come from behind
Today
I'm stayin' right where I am
Break a few rules, make a few plans
There's thousands of things
To keep you from doing what you want to do
And if it isn't this, then it's that
Back where it's at and you're never through

There must be millions of reasons
Thousands of things, just to name a few
I'm gonna spend the rest of today
Makin' a list of things to do

But I'll do 'em all tomorrow, oh-oh-oh-oh
Tomorrow, oh-oh-oh-oh
It can wait until tomorrow

Instrumental

Instrumental

I have a mansion, forget the price
Ain't never been there; they tell me it's nice
I live in hotels, tear out the walls
I have accountants pay for it all

They say I'm crazy, but I have a good time
I'm just lookin' for clues at the scene of the crime
Life's been good to me so far

My Maserati does one eighty-five
I lost my license, now I don't drive
I have a limo, ride in the back
I lock the doors in case I'm attacked

I make hit records; my fans, they can't wait
They write me letters, tell me I'm great
So I got me an office, gold records on the wall
Just leave a message, maybe I'll call

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through
Everybody say "I'm cool" ("He's cool!")
I can't complain, but sometimes I still do
Life's been good to me so far

I go to parties, sometimes until four
It's hard to leave when you can't find the door
It's tough to handle this fortune and fame
Everybody's so different - I haven't changed

They say I'm lazy, but it takes all my time
Everybody say "Oh yeah" ("Oh yeah!")
I keep on goin', guess I'll never know why
Life's been good to me so far