- - - - I was walking around, just a face in the crowd Trying to keep myself out of the rain Saw a vagabond king wear a styrofoam crown Wondered if I might end up the same There's a man out on the corner Singing old songs about change Everybody got theircross to bare, thesedays She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams To a motel room on the boulevard Guess she's trying to be James Dean She's seen all the disciples and all the "wanna be's" No one wants to bethemselves these days Still there's nothing to hold onto but thesedays These days - the stars seem out of reach These days - there ain't a ladder on these streets These days are fast, nothing last in this graceless age There ain't nobody leftbut us thesedays Jimmy shoes busted bo th his legs, trying to learn to fly From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes His momma said he was crazy - he said momma "I've got to try" Don't you know that allmy heroesdied And I guess I'd rather diethan fade away These days - the stars seem out of reach These days - there ain't a ladder on these streets These days are fast, nothing last in this graceless age Even innocence has caught the midnight train There ain't nobody left but us thesedays - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | I know Rome's still burning Though the times have changed This world keeps turning rou nd and round and round and round Thesedays - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | - - - - | These days - the stars seem out of reach These days - there ain't a ladder on these streets These days are fast, love don't last in this graceless age Even innocence has caught the midnight train These days - the stars seem out of reach These days - there ain't a ladder on these streets These days - are fast, nothing lasts There ain't no time to waste There ain't nobody left to take the blame There ain't nobody left but us thesedays - Ain't nobody left but us thesedays - - - -