Use Mine Lyrics

Use Mine
By Steve Seskin and Lisa Drew

I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD
WE WERE POOR AS DIRT
MOM WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SISTER
ND DAD WAS OUT OF WORK
I WANTED A BICYCLE
TO RIDE WITH MY FRIENDS
A SHINY WESTERN FLYER
IN CANDY-APPLE RED
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHY THAT BIKE NEVER CAME
BUT MONEY CAN'T BUY
WHAT I GOT IN ITS PLACE
DAD TIED WOODEN BLOCKS
TO THE PEDALS OF HIS SCHWINN
ROLLED OUT THAT KLUNKER
AND SAID WITH A GRIN

CHORUS:
USE MINE, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT
WHAT ELSE IS IT FOR?
I WISH I COULD DO MORE
JUST GO SLOW
YOU'RE GONNA DO FINE
THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT
USE MINE
SENIOR PROM
I WAS SCARED TO DEATH
BUT I FINALLY CALLED UP JULIE ANN
AND SHE SAID YES
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
WHEN THE BIG NIGHT ARRIVED
'TIL SUDDENLY IT DAWNED ON ME
WHAT I HAD TO DRIVE
MY RUSTY BLUE DODGE
HAD ONE ORANGE DOOR
RIPS IN THE SEATS
AND A HOLE IN THE FLOOR
I LOOKED AT MY DAD
AND HIS NEW MERCURY
AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT
WHEN HE TOSSED ME THE KEY
REPEAT CHORUS

NOW I'M SITTIN' HERE STARIN' AT MY OLD MAN
THE DOCTORS DON'T GIVE HIM MUCH TIME
HE'S TRYIN' TO STAND UP BUT HIS STRENGTH IS ALL GONE
SO I SAY TO MY HERO AS I OFFER MY ARM

REPEAT CHORUS

THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT
EVERYTHING COMES BACK AROUND