Backing Out Lyrics by John Wesley Harding

Backing Out Lyrics

    Been living in the city too long now
    Even my lungs have started to groan
    Everybody is singing their own song
    Sometimes i wanna sing alone
    Never been a primadonna
    Never seem to wanna be the one to complain
    Enough's too much and now i'm gonna
    Stop the madness soon before it drives me insane

    So, take me where the sun won't shine on me
    Take me where my conscience won't go
    Take me where the sun won't shine on me
    Don't tell me i'm backing out cos i don't wanna know


    Everyone around this town is so angry
    Blaring horns, swearing, shaking fists
    If everybody in the world was a hit man
    We'd wipe each other off each other's hit lists
    Who wants to stand and be counted
    All anger ever amounted to was lines on your face
    I don't want to be the one to start the shouting
    I'm part of this society and i know my place


    (chorus)


    Everything around this town is so boring
    Nothing changes, nothing doesn't stay the same
    Ten years ago when we had high ideals
    We couldn't wait to play the protest game
    But now we have our thing together
    Brand new leather, three bank accounts
    Who cares about the starving millions
    We're just happy that our cheques don't bounce


    (chorus)

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