On how many roads have you travelled?
How many dreams have you chased in vain?
On how many pathways made of dirt and gravel
Did you walk until your heart drove you insane?
Oh you know you"ve never been too good a gambler
Never an uncluttered Jack of Hearts
You"re a melancholy recluse, a hopeless mournful rambler
You"re twice unlucky, both, at love and cards
Don"t give up, I"m pretty sure there will be better times ahead
If you stop to fight you might just die instead
And there"s a chance there might be better times ahead.
On how many streets have you wandered?
In how many arms have you slept
Restless names haunt you like shadows in the dark and
Give proof of how many nights you"ve wept.
Oh you have always been a trusty soldier
And good men always think of themselves last
But the truth is with every day that passes you"re getting older,
So don"t waste your time on yearning for the past.
Don"t give up, I"m pretty sure there will be better times ahead
If you stop to fight you might just die instead
And there"s a chance there might be better times ahead.
One thing that is certain is no matter what you do
There is no point in sharing every point of view
And living up to expectations that others have of you
Just live your life the best way you can do.
Just live your life the best way you can do.
Don"t give up, I"m pretty sure there will be better times ahead
If you stop to fight you might just die instead
And I"m pretty sure there are better times ahead.
How many dreams have you chased in vain?
On how many pathways made of dirt and gravel
Did you walk until your heart drove you insane?
Oh you know you"ve never been too good a gambler
Never an uncluttered Jack of Hearts
You"re a melancholy recluse, a hopeless mournful rambler
You"re twice unlucky, both, at love and cards
Don"t give up, I"m pretty sure there will be better times ahead
If you stop to fight you might just die instead
And there"s a chance there might be better times ahead.
On how many streets have you wandered?
In how many arms have you slept
Restless names haunt you like shadows in the dark and
Give proof of how many nights you"ve wept.
Oh you have always been a trusty soldier
And good men always think of themselves last
But the truth is with every day that passes you"re getting older,
So don"t waste your time on yearning for the past.
Don"t give up, I"m pretty sure there will be better times ahead
If you stop to fight you might just die instead
And there"s a chance there might be better times ahead.
One thing that is certain is no matter what you do
There is no point in sharing every point of view
And living up to expectations that others have of you
Just live your life the best way you can do.
Just live your life the best way you can do.
Don"t give up, I"m pretty sure there will be better times ahead
If you stop to fight you might just die instead
And I"m pretty sure there are better times ahead.