C H O R U S: You can't get there from here, You can't live on bread and water You heard the one about the farmer's daughter She just needs a little atmosphere You don't pick your occupation, I didn't ask for this frustration I need a life and an ice cold beer, And you can't get there from here If I had time I'd think about it, I'd build a castle in the yard Of all the things that I can't touch, But I wanted them so much Why's it always have to be so hard C H O R U S I'm on a road that's going nowhere, Looking for a place where I belong The winds pushing me in all directions And none of them look like home, And you know C H O R U S