Текст песни Headroom - Don McLean

I need headroom, got to have headroom
Some place to rest my head
I'm gettin' taller, thinkin's gettin' smaller
Time is winning out instead

Well, I heard it on the news
They're sellin' everything they can
And the American flag
Is manufactured in Japan
They're fightin' battles in the stars
They're pourin' billions into Mars
And layin' right there at my feet
There are people sleepin' in the street

Gimme room, room, room, room, room, room

Well, I'm livin' on a farm
Where chemistry has lost its charm
And every dusty wind that blows
Is burnin' big holes in my clothes
They're burnin' big holes in the sky
And makin' people wonder why
With all our land and sea and space
Progress is wreckin' every place

Gimme room, room, room, room, room, room

Well, if you own an S&L
The government will wish you well
And if you steal a million bucks
The government will wish you luck
And they might even give you more
If you're makin' things for war
But if you're poor and stealin' cars
You'll spend your life behind the bars

Gimme room, room, room, room, room, room
Yeah!

They're talkin' "ethics" on the hill
They're talkin' "union" at the mill
They're talkin' "justice" at the bar
They're talkin' "safety" in the car
They're talkin' "murder" in the sticks
They're talkin' "cash" to get a fix
They're talkin' "virus" in the bed
I'm talkin' room to rest my head

Gimme room, room, room, room, room, room

I need headroom, got to have headroom
Some place to rest my head
I'm gettin' taller, thinkin's gettin' smaller
Time is winning out instead