Let me tell you a story about this guy I knew.
He had all these people telling him what to do, they said:

"Get a job, put on a tie,
cut your hair instead of getting high."

"Take this guitar play all you can but I,
don't wanna see you in a Rock n Roll band"

"Dream all you might, but get a life,
you gotta hit the books and do it right."

"Don't fool around, don´t roll the dice,
don't hang with women till you're old and wise."

oh, if you only knew, I can't listen to you...

Don't tell me... what to say or do.
Just let me... live my life, not you.
Don't want to... hang on tight on the noose.
I gotta lot to lose, I gotta lot to lose.

(Solo)

So that kid grew up and he got a job and he got a life,
only he didn't wear a tie, he wore a mean guitar, and he said:

I walk my talk, and I know it's on your mind,
every night you see me playing, feeling fine.
And deep inside you wonder what it's like
to be in my shoes and not b____ about my life.

oh, if you only knew, I can't listen to you...

Don't tell me what to say or do.
Just let me live my life, not you.
Don't want to hang on tight on the noose.
I gotta lot to lose, I gotta lot to lose.

Don't tell me what to say or do.
Just let me live my life, not you.
Don't want to hang on tight on the noose.
I gotta lot to lose, I gotta lot to lose.

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