i m taking some time now every day to walk around the block and see what s new so i m not surprised when i m running out of time in this fast city you d better run quick or you re running late or running into me city hall s locked up no one s getting in no one s coming out no one gives a damn about politics anymore you say your mind s messed up we ve got medicine pills for aches and pains if you re feeling ill take a few of these and a bottle for the road i don t have a friend who will promise everything and then break each and every word i don t have a friend who will tax me when i work and then tax me once more when i spend oh yeah good friends won t rip you off but you re government probably will oh yeah good friends won t piss you off but you re government probably will i m taking a break every yesterday to examine my life and the way i ve lived it and how i m comfortable in search of the life of luxury we forget our dreams and what they mean to find what we don t need and i see the lights they light up the night so much you can t even see the stars unless they happen to be on the tv screen and the roads cracked up we re still driving them and the lake dried up we re still fishing for any compliment a person can get i don t have a friend who will drop minimum wage while raising the tuition rates i don t have a friend who will tax judge what i am worth by my income in a fiscal year oh yeah good friends won t rip you off but you re government probably will oh yeah good friends won t piss you off but you re government probably will