Backing Out - John Wesley Harding

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 'cause 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

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 'cause I don’t wanna know

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

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 'cause I don’t wanna know