Ain't no going back now This is the line and I walk alone Know where I wanna be, but I'm far from home Just trying to make it on my own And unless they send me clothes, I don't answer phones This is the line, and I walk alone Don't know where I'm at now

Soon as I get paid Ring a ling with the telephone Is the man of the house at home? Your master card is over due Mr. Mo we need a payment from you Right now, right now, right away I ain't got nothing to send you today But I'ma give you all your money

And do you think you deserve your freedom There's no justice in the world Throw it all away Lets lose ourselves Cause there's no one left for us to blame Its a shame we're all dying How could you send us all far away from home When you know damn well

If I send you roses for no reason at all If, out of the blue, I stop and give you a call Once in a while, it's breakfast in bed And then pull the covers back up over our heads If I call in sick just to stay home with you I want you to know why I do what

Send us home Children still play in the garden Dance as the sun slips away Not even stars last forever Cleanse us Acid rain Our day has come It's drawn in the sky So don't shead a tear now Be thankful for the time

You say daddy come home I hope when I get there that it won't be too late We'll just have to wait I'm sending this letter I'll mail it today There's so many things I've been wanting to say Your mom sent some pictures And my how you've grown Rock n' roll

If heaven ain't a lot like Detroit I don't want to go I'd just a soon stay home If they ain't got no 8 mile Like they do in the D Just send me to hell or Salt Lake City it would be about the same to me It would be about the same to me

Don't take no mess from nobody I ain't one to be questioned If they act up just leave 'em alone When ya done wit 'em you can send 'em home Switch, switch, switch, switch About who and where I've been About what time I came in Trying to squeeze, baby

Doctor, doctor, come put the brakes on me You better send me home 'Cause I ain't leaving till something leave with me Right now that's all I'm on I've had a headache for the last three days And the last couple days I been missing some pay Do I have AIDS?

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