This country of mine Gone way out of line It's got me scrounging And falling far behind. I just don't feel alright I'm out of a job and a life The days don't seem quite bright I'm up all darn night. Oh yes I know there's a long road Before me with no end in sight Oh yes I will end this road Then every thing will be alright. I don't have a car to get around Just a little place to stay I'm out there scrounging day by day Wasting my life away. It's hard to find a job and a good wife And to have a nice life But how can one have a nice life With no work in sight. Oh yes I know there's a long road Before me with no end in sight Oh yes I will end this road Then every thing will be alright. I want a home to be my own With a car to drive around And have some little kids of mine Playing in a back yard ground. I need a family to settle down And have freedom when we go to town People will see us all dressed up Smiling around down town. Oh yes I know there's a long road Before me with no end in sight Oh yes I will end this road Then every thing will be alright.