out on my own since i was a young young boy gonna live and die in the streets i d cry when i was alone it s been twenty long years the fire s still burning the wax on the candle melts like tears you know it don t come easy the road of the gypsy but i m holdin tight cause i know this dream s gonna carry me home it s been a long hard fight many sleepless nights for something to call my own it s been twenty long years and my heart is ragin for something to believe in spite of the tears you know it don t come easy the road of the gypsy the road of the gypsy yeah you know the streets haven t made me an angry man oh no i ve got to go on and give it all i can yeah yeah yeah it s been twenty long years the fire s still burnin the wax on the candle it melts like tears you know it don t come easy hearts of stone are hearts that are carved up on the street blood stains the young man s hands with the will to live for the right to be free the road of the gypsy yeah the road of the gypsy like an eagle i fly with this dream rushin through my head on the streets that i ride with a feelin of pride and a life i will never regret you know this dream s gonna carry me home down down the road of the gypsy 