Lyrics Life On The Road - The Kinks
Ever
since
I
was
a
child,
I
loved
to
wander
wild
Through
the
bright
city
lights,
And
find
myself
a
life
I
could
call
my
own.
It
was
always
my
ambition
To
see
Piccadilly,
Ramble
and
roam
around
Soho
And
Pimlico
and
Savile
Row,
And
walk
down
the
Abbey
Road.
So
I
saved
all
my
money
And
packed
up
my
clothes,
And
I
said
good-bye
to
my
friends
And
my
folks
back
home.
And
I
left
for
a
life
of
my
own.
I
left
for
a
life
on
the
road.
I′m
a
real
hungry
tyke,
And
I
know
what
I
like.
And
I
know
where
I'm
goin′:
To
those
bright
city
lights.
Oh
yeah,
oh
yeah,
This
time
I'm
gonna
get
there.
I'm
bound
for
a
life
on
the
road.
Give
me
life
on
the
road.
I
said
life
on
the
road.
When
I
arrived
in
Euston,
I
was
little
more
than
a
child.
And
I
didn′t
know
then
That
the
dives
and
the
dens
Would
be
so
vulgar
and
wicked
and
wild.
Mama
always
told
me
The
city
ladies
were
bawdy
and
bold.
And
so
I
searched
night
and
day
To
catch
a
kissable
lady,
But
all
that
I
caught
was
a
cold,
′Cause
those
stuck-up
city
ladies
Didn't
notice
me
walk
by.
Now
I′ve
got
holes
in
my
shoes
'Cause
I′ve
been
walkin'
the
streets
all
night.
And
I′m
livin'
the
life
that
I
chose.
Livin'
my
life
on
the
road.
I
said
life
on
the
road.
I
want
life
on
the
road.
Life
on
the
road.
I
was
standing
with
the
punks
in
Praed
Street,
When
a
muscle
man
came
my
way.
He
said,
"Hey,
are
you
gay?
Can
you
come
out
and
play?"
And
like
a
fool,
I
went
and
said,
"O.K."
Ever
since
I
was
knee
high,
I
thought
the
city
was
paved
with
gold.
But
I′ve
seen
so
many
losers
And
down
and
out
boozers
Who
were
tired
of
bein′
bought
and
sold.
City
women
are
a
tease,
But
I'd
really
love
to
please.
Now
I′ve
got
blood
shot
eyes
'Cause
I′ve
been
walkin'
the
streets
all
night.
And
it
sure
knocks
you
out
on
the
road.
And
I′m
livin'
my
life
on
the
road.
I
said
life
on
the
road.
Life
on
the
road.
I
want
life
on
the
road.
One
of
these
days,
I
wanna
go
home,
Visit
my
friends,
And
see
all
the
places
that
I
used
to
know,
And
say
good-bye
to
a
world
that's
too
real;
Good-bye
to
a
world
that′s
forgotten
how
to
feel.
And
it′s
slowly
usin'
me,
And
there′s
no
security.
Sometimes
I
hate
the
road,
But
it's
the
only
life
I
know.
But
I′m
livin'
the
life
that
I
chose,
So
I′ll
live
out
my
life
on
the
road.
Give
me
life
on
the
road.
I
said
life
on
the
road.
(Repeat)
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