She had a drive-by childhood
A plastic jesus on her chest
A mean mean girl
With a certain snake allure
A heart like 16 midnights
And a surgical voice
Keepin strange for some change
Empty eyes with a haunted look
Leanin hard, she lost her place
Try as she might
She couldnt take my advice
Its a desperate conclusion
People with a grudge
And a mind you can not budge
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
Time wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
A cliff dwellin creeper
And a runaway
On the ol cat slide of town
See how you run, oh see how you pay
Another honest mistake
If dreams are all you need
Then alone is where you'll be
Im the leader of the middle
And i see that streak in you
Was it somethin you were born with
Or did it just seep on through?
Its a nightmare on a budget
Just enough to keep you off track
Always somethin for nothin
On the road, to hell and back
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
Im the leader of the middle
And i see that streak in you
Was it somethin you were born with
Or did it just seep on through?
Its a nightmare on a budget
Just enough to keep you off track
Always somethin for nothin
On the road, to hell and back
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
A plastic jesus on her chest
A mean mean girl
With a certain snake allure
A heart like 16 midnights
And a surgical voice
Keepin strange for some change
Empty eyes with a haunted look
Leanin hard, she lost her place
Try as she might
She couldnt take my advice
Its a desperate conclusion
People with a grudge
And a mind you can not budge
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
Time wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
A cliff dwellin creeper
And a runaway
On the ol cat slide of town
See how you run, oh see how you pay
Another honest mistake
If dreams are all you need
Then alone is where you'll be
Im the leader of the middle
And i see that streak in you
Was it somethin you were born with
Or did it just seep on through?
Its a nightmare on a budget
Just enough to keep you off track
Always somethin for nothin
On the road, to hell and back
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
Im the leader of the middle
And i see that streak in you
Was it somethin you were born with
Or did it just seep on through?
Its a nightmare on a budget
Just enough to keep you off track
Always somethin for nothin
On the road, to hell and back
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend
Aint no bed of roses
Tryin to turn your life around
Aint no bed of roses
(time) wont move no mountain
Just the faith in the leap, my friend