Crazy Arm - A Pocketful Of Gold lyrics

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Born with nothing but your mama’s blue eyes

And your daddy’s mood-swings that you always despised

No-one could tell how you’d pass through the years

But you’re wise and you’re kind, you’re brave and you’re here

It takes but a minute to know what you want

It may take a lifetime to know who you are

The secret is reading all the right words

And learning to live with the cracks and the scars

So you made it out alive

Now you can hold your head up high

Yeah you made it out alive

Now you can walk the streets with pride

Don’t need a pocketful of gold to take the open road

Don’t need a pocketful of gold

To win somebody’s heart and somebody’s soul

Fighting the fascists, the priests and the cops

Fighting and fighting, the fight never stops

But no-one can see when you hang up your gloves

That all of your fighting is driven by love

And you’re loving your lovers, your songs and your friends

Loving and loving, the love never ends

But no-one can see in the fullness of light

That all of your loving is part of the fight

The drinking might kill you, the thinking might too

The loneliness cuts like a cold wind in June

They don’t give a fuck if we’re down on our luck

And that’s why I’m proud to be born to ruin

Living and dying it’s all the same deal

But your mama’s blue eyes keep turning the wheel

And daddy’s mood-swings will pass through the years

On the carousel of time, through the blood, sweat and tears