When I turn twenty-one I'm gonna make a change

Turn my back on what I was

And make you proud of what I'm not



If it's my life why tear it down

And make me feel this way

I do my best with what I've got

Why do you tear it down?



Mama's not talkin' now

Dad, he's fallen off the track

Sister's on a rampage

And brother, he's planning his silent attack



My family's up and moved away

They couldn't stand the heat

Why build a house just to burn it down

Another love-torn mystery



You take a nickel and a spoon

And a crooked lover's tune

Might not add up to much

Just a nickel and a spoon