I'm going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen
I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again
Amen
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
Begin and end there
Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight
I'm going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put out dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again
I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Thought true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the Pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:19.03]I'm going to rent myself a house
[00:23.11]In the shade of the freeway
[00:29.14]I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
[00:33.51]And go to work each day
[00:38.31]And when the evening rolls around
[00:42.91]I'll go on home and lay my body down
[00:47.55]And when the morning light comes streaming in
[00:51.77]I'll get up and do it again
[00:55.09]Amen
[00:56.74]Say it again
[00:58.77]Amen
[01:00.00]
[01:01.78]I want to know what became of the changes
[01:06.14]We waited for love to bring
[01:11.70]Were they only the fitful dreams
[01:14.98]Of some greater awakening
[01:21.17]I've been aware of the time going by
[01:25.51]They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
[01:30.43]And when the morning light comes streaming in
[01:34.39]You'll get up and do it again
[01:37.53]Amen
[01:38.69]
[01:43.92]Caught between the longing for love
[01:47.15]And the struggle for the legal tender
[01:54.08]Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
[01:58.78]And the junk man pounds his fender
[02:03.65]Where the veterans dream of the fight
[02:08.03]Fast asleep at the traffic light
[02:12.84]And the children solemnly wait
[02:16.24]For the ice cream vendor
[02:21.31]Out into the cool of the evening
[02:25.09]Strolls the Pretender
[02:35.92]Begin and end there
[02:38.11]
[02:46.77]Ah the laughter of the lovers
[02:50.26]As they run through the night
[02:56.20]Leaving nothing for the others
[02:59.24]But to choose off and fight
[03:03.61]And tear at the world with all their might
[03:08.73]While the ships bearing their dreams
[03:12.19]Sail out of sight
[03:14.29]
[03:17.97]I'm going to find myself a girl
[03:22.14]Who can show me what laughter means
[03:27.66]And we'll fill in the missing colors
[03:31.64]In each other's paint-by-number dreams
[03:37.13]And then we'll put out dark glasses on
[03:41.64]And we'll make love until our strength is gone
[03:46.30]And when the morning light comes streaming in
[03:50.37]We'll get up and do it again
[03:55.38]Get it up again
[03:56.69]
[03:59.85]I'm going to be a happy idiot
[04:03.34]And struggle for the legal tender
[04:09.95]Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
[04:18.92]And believe in whatever may lie
[04:23.53]In those things that money can buy
[04:28.19]Thought true love could have been a contender
[04:37.56]Are you there?
[04:40.84]Say a prayer for the Pretender
[04:47.12]Who started out so young and strong
[04:50.78]Only to surrender
[04:54.01]
I'm going to rent myself a house
In the shade of the freeway
I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
And go to work each day
And when the evening rolls around
I'll go on home and lay my body down
And when the morning light comes streaming in
I'll get up and do it again
Amen
Say it again
Amen
I want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening
I've been aware of the time going by
They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
And when the morning light comes streaming in
You'll get up and do it again
Amen
Caught between the longing for love
And the struggle for the legal tender
Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
And the junk man pounds his fender
Where the veterans dream of the fight
Fast asleep at the traffic light
And the children solemnly wait
For the ice cream vendor
Out into the cool of the evening
Strolls the Pretender
Begin and end there
Ah the laughter of the lovers
As they run through the night
Leaving nothing for the others
But to choose off and fight
And tear at the world with all their might
While the ships bearing their dreams
Sail out of sight
I'm going to find myself a girl
Who can show me what laughter means
And we'll fill in the missing colors
In each other's paint-by-number dreams
And then we'll put out dark glasses on
And we'll make love until our strength is gone
And when the morning light comes streaming in
We'll get up and do it again
Get it up again
I'm going to be a happy idiot
And struggle for the legal tender
Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
And believe in whatever may lie
In those things that money can buy
Thought true love could have been a contender
Are you there?
Say a prayer for the Pretender
Who started out so young and strong
Only to surrender
🎵 LRC歌词版本
[00:19.03]I'm going to rent myself a house
[00:23.11]In the shade of the freeway
[00:29.14]I'm going to pack my lunch in the morning
[00:33.51]And go to work each day
[00:38.31]And when the evening rolls around
[00:42.91]I'll go on home and lay my body down
[00:47.55]And when the morning light comes streaming in
[00:51.77]I'll get up and do it again
[00:55.09]Amen
[00:56.74]Say it again
[00:58.77]Amen
[01:00.00]
[01:01.78]I want to know what became of the changes
[01:06.14]We waited for love to bring
[01:11.70]Were they only the fitful dreams
[01:14.98]Of some greater awakening
[01:21.17]I've been aware of the time going by
[01:25.51]They say in the end it's the wink of an eye
[01:30.43]And when the morning light comes streaming in
[01:34.39]You'll get up and do it again
[01:37.53]Amen
[01:38.69]
[01:43.92]Caught between the longing for love
[01:47.15]And the struggle for the legal tender
[01:54.08]Where the sirens sing and the church bells ring
[01:58.78]And the junk man pounds his fender
[02:03.65]Where the veterans dream of the fight
[02:08.03]Fast asleep at the traffic light
[02:12.84]And the children solemnly wait
[02:16.24]For the ice cream vendor
[02:21.31]Out into the cool of the evening
[02:25.09]Strolls the Pretender
[02:35.92]Begin and end there
[02:38.11]
[02:46.77]Ah the laughter of the lovers
[02:50.26]As they run through the night
[02:56.20]Leaving nothing for the others
[02:59.24]But to choose off and fight
[03:03.61]And tear at the world with all their might
[03:08.73]While the ships bearing their dreams
[03:12.19]Sail out of sight
[03:14.29]
[03:17.97]I'm going to find myself a girl
[03:22.14]Who can show me what laughter means
[03:27.66]And we'll fill in the missing colors
[03:31.64]In each other's paint-by-number dreams
[03:37.13]And then we'll put out dark glasses on
[03:41.64]And we'll make love until our strength is gone
[03:46.30]And when the morning light comes streaming in
[03:50.37]We'll get up and do it again
[03:55.38]Get it up again
[03:56.69]
[03:59.85]I'm going to be a happy idiot
[04:03.34]And struggle for the legal tender
[04:09.95]Where the ads take aim and lay their claim
[04:18.92]And believe in whatever may lie
[04:23.53]In those things that money can buy
[04:28.19]Thought true love could have been a contender
[04:37.56]Are you there?
[04:40.84]Say a prayer for the Pretender
[04:47.12]Who started out so young and strong
[04:50.78]Only to surrender
[04:54.01]
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