This workin' all day ain't gettin' me nowhere Breakin' my back won't get it done Wish I had a dime, wish I had a dollar For every dream that I gave up on, that I gave up on This hammer I'm swingin' is startin' to feel heavy I clench my fist when I punch the clock a little for the back leaves nothin' for my baby Stretchin' my paycheck around the clock Chorus I need to go face first into that fresh air Free up there where the eagle flies Need to drop the line in that cool clear water Leave the city behind and get countrified (Fit to be tied 3rd time only) A fools gold watch and a lone line of black smoke Is all I get for all I gave My only reward for this broken down body was diggin' my way to an early grave Alway dreamed I'd end up on a river Fast asleep on a mountain high But I'm way down here in this concrete valley In a sea of bumpers and red tail lights, red tail lights repeat chorus twice This workin' all day ain't gettin' me nowhere Breakin' my back won't get it done Wish I had a dime, wish I had a dollar For every dream that I gave up on, that I gave up on