story behind the song: i suppose much the same things then as now
Lyrics
only those who ...
Copyright 1988, 2012
Bradley Garfield Needham
All rights reserved
Well you've been walking around
and i'm guilty too
but its you who sleeps in the streets
seems sort of strange doesn't it
well here i am and there you are
and nobody else to blame
kind of hurts to find out
it's not my fault
yeah the streets they're alright
at this time of year
but seasons leave and so does the warmth
you are an equal opportunity employee
someone should give you a second chance
and someone should instill that certain
nonchalence that comes from simply being
you tried the schools and that retail scene
and those factories they scare you blind
well i know just the place for you
you'll get there doing time
and the streets they're alright
at this time of year
but seasons leave and so does the warmth
you say you'd like to be in management
but hell you can't even manage your own life
and me, well, i ain't no better
but i'd long ago been convinced
that there is nothing i'd ever have to decide
cause there is always someone
who wants to decide it for me
is that murder there in your thoughts
well there's a job for you
don't even have to go and look for it
it will find you
and only those who want to get a head
need apply
and only those who want to get ahead
need apply
Well you've been walking around
and i'm guilty too
but its you who sleeps in the streets
seems sort of strange doesn't it
well here i am and there you are
and nobody else to blame
kind of hurts to find out
it's not my fault
and the streets they're alright
at this time of year
but seasons leave and so does the warmth
and only those who want to get a head
need apply
and only those who want to get ahead
need apply
