Life on the Road - The Kinks

Ever since I was a child

I loved to wander wild

Through the bright city lights

And find myself a life I could call my own

It was always my ambition

To see Piccadilly

Ramble and roam around Soho

And Pimlico and Savile Row

And walk down the Abbey Road

So I saved all my money

And packed up my clothes

And I said good-bye to my friends

And my folks back home

And I left for a life of my own

I left for a life on the road

I’m a real hungry tyke

And I know what I like

And I know where I’m goin':

To those bright city lights

Oh yeah, oh yeah

This time I’m gonna get there

I’m bound for a life on the road

Give me life on the road

I said life on the road

When I arrived in Euston

I was little more than a child

And I didn’t know then

That the dives and the dens

Would be so vulgar and wicked and wild

Mama always told me

The city ladies were bawdy and bold

And so I searched night and day

To catch a kissable lady

But all that I caught was a cold

'Cause those stuck-up city ladies

Didn’t notice me walk by

Now I’ve got holes in my shoes

'Cause I’ve been walkin' the streets all night

And I’m livin' the life that I chose

Livin' my life on the road

I said life on the road

I want life on the road

Life on the road

I was standing with the punks in Praed Street

When a muscle man came my way

He said, «Hey, are you gay?

Can you come out and play?»

And like a fool, I went and said, «O.K.»

Ever since I was knee high

I thought the city was paved with gold

But I’ve seen so many losers

And down and out boozers

Who were tired of bein' bought and sold

City women are a tease

But I’d really love to please

Now I’ve got blood shot eyes

'Cause I’ve been walkin' the streets all night

And it sure knocks you out on the road

And I’m livin' my life on the road

I said life on the road

Life on the road

I want life on the road

One of these days

I wanna go home

Visit my friends

And see all the places that I used to know

And say good-bye to a world that’s too real;

Good-bye to a world that’s forgotten how to feel

And it’s slowly usin' me

And there’s no security

Sometimes I hate the road

But it’s the only life I know

But I’m livin' the life that I chose

So I’ll live out my life on the road

Give me life on the road

I said life on the road