Fast falls the eventide, it’s Friday night And I’ve only got to work until the day I’ve got a message to send back home Saying, Mama, I just had to be away Saying, Mama, sorry I had to leave Mama, sorry I had to leave I have to work another night shift I

Let freedom ring with all the crazies on parade Let them eat poison and it tastes like lemonade Back in the USA for a small town serenade With fireworks on display Tonight, it's a hero's welcome home And there's no place to go And I'm taking it to the

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh oh I just wanna keep calling your name until you come back home Until you come back home Up all night, all night and every day What is happening to me? I don't wanna live forever (co-co-co-come back home) I don't wanna fit

Tear it loose, tear it loose Gonna tear it, gonna tear it loose Blast my way into the night Gonna shout it from the roof I'm gonna live my dream, shout and scream! There ain't no way I'm gonna wait for Saturday Night I worked all day, I slaved away, I

I'm a legend tonight, legend Gonna make you feel right, legend When you reach for the light, legend I'm a legend tonight I've been working at my job, slaving like a dog all day And I've been thinking about you, girl And watching the minutes slip away

I've been down so long You know down don't bother me And cast 'em in the deep blue sea I work hard every day I come straight home at night I'm gonna cast all my worries And take 'em to the deep blue sea Gonna take all my troubles And no matter how hard I

Ghosts appear and fade away Day after day it reappears Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear I can't get to sleep I think about the implications Of diving in too deep And possibly the complications Especially at night I know will be alright

All of this doubt We get to work it out When you don't know where you belong I'm the one who turns you on And nothin' seems to matter Day and night black and white You take it all for granted I'm the one who's holding on It's alright to be wrong

It's gonna be a long one But I'm paying my way I'll be working all night long Well, you can't just get what you want Without a little work a day And you can't just stick out your hand No, it doesn't work that way And there's not much joy in the work