You're sittin' on a milk crate
Morning, noon and night
Fantasizing the American dream
You're looking pretty good
And you got yourself convinced
That the nightmare ain't as bad as it seems
You try your best to hide yourself
Beneath a turned up collar
And a plastic bag is all you got to show
And your books inside your shopping cart
Is probably the best education you're ever gonna know
The guy in the Mercedes just hollered with a dollar
Better grab it 'cause the signal's turning green
And while you're at it put the jug behind the picket fence
'Cause the cop that's driving by's sure looking mean
Institution, contribution, restitution, destitution
Doesn't mean a thing to you now
You're the freeway feature film
Your audience is driving by
So maybe you should stand and take a bow
You're living in desperation
And you never have felt complete
You live in anticipation
Of another day on the street
Sing with me
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Bom bay yay
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Bom bay yo
You're sittin' in the same spot
You wanna go home
But there ain't no home but home on the range
You've forgotten what you look like
And it looks like you've forgotten
That the look inside your eye's very strange
Ain't nothing left to hide
You're stripped of all your pride
And all you feel inside is a hole a mile wide
You're the freeway desperado
And a perfect living model
Of a man that hasn't any good excuse
You're living in desperation
And you never have felt complete
You live in anticipation
Of another day on the street
Sing with me
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Bom bay yay
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Bom bay yo
Sittin' on a milk crate
Blanket wrapped around you
I see you sittin' day after day
I'd really like to talk
But I know if I approached
You'd probably get up and walk away
You're wishing that your home of the American dream
Wasn't only smoke and exhaust
I love you desperado
And all I got to say is you let me know
How much I'm really lost
You're living in desperation
And you never have felt complete
You live in anticipation
Of another day on the street
Sing with me
You're living in desperation
And you never have felt complete
You live in anticipation
Of another day on the street
Sing with me
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Bom bay yay
Sing with me
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Ba ba ba do ba ba da ba do
Bom bay yo
