HEADING HOME IN A
PICK-UP TRUCK
OUT OF MONEY AND FLAT OUT OF LUCK
I COULDNīT PAY FOR AN EXTRA CALLON OF GAS
BUT IīVE LEARNED WHEN TO PLAY
AND TAUGHT WHEN TO PASS
IN THE BIG CITY TRYING TO MAKE A BREAK
JUST A COUNTRYBOY WITH A CHOISE TO MAKE
YOU EITHER PICK A CAREER OR GO RAZZMATAZZ
YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO PLAY
YOU GOTTA KNOW WHEN TO PASS
I WANTED IN REAL BAD
I HAD TO TRY TRY TRY
BUT NOW IīM SAD
īCAUSE ITīS IT HOME OR DIE
ACCOMMODATION WITH THE JOB STARTED THE ADD
KIND OF AN OFFER THAT IīVE NEVER HAD
BUT I GOT STREETWISE LIKE I NEVER DID IN CLASS
THATīS WHEN I ACTUALLY PLAYED
I JUST COULDNīT PASS
I WANTED IN REAL BAD
I HAD TO TRY TRY TRY
BUT NOW IīM SAD
īCAUSE ITīS IT HOME OR DIE
WORKING FOR SOME TIME BUT I NEVER GOT PAID
I WAS TAKEN FOR A RIDE I FOUND OUT TOO LATE
THAT CITYLIFEīS LIKE A SOLO IN JAZZ
YOU GOTTAī KNOW TO PLAY
AND KNOW WHEN TO PASS
HHEADING HOME IN A PICK-UP TRUCK
OUT OF MONEY AND FLAT OUT OF LUCK
I COULDNīT PAY FOR AN EXTRA CALLON OF GAS
BUT IīVE LEARNED WHEN TO PLAY
AND TAUGHT WHEN TO PASS
I WANTED IN REAL BAD
I HAD TO TRY TRY TRY
BUT NOW IīM SAD
īCAUSE ITīS IT HOME OR DIE
IVAN PEDERSEN-LARS
KRARUP/IVAN PEDERSEN (SILLY SONGS)HIT HOME OR DIE