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All these kinds of places make it seem like it's been ages

 And tomorrow's sun and buildings scrape the sky

 I love this country dearly, I can feel the ladder clearly

 But I never thought I'd be alone to try

Once I was outside Penn station, selling red and white carnations

We were still alone, my wife and I

 Before we married, saved my money, brought my dear wife over

 Now I work to bring my family stateside

 Got off the boat, they stayed a while then scattered 'cross the coast

Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most

 I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh

 I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh

Practice isn't perfect but the market cuts a loss

 I remind myself that times could be much worse

 My wife won't ask me questions, there's not so much to ask

 And she'll never flaunt around an empty purse

Once my mother-in-law came just to stay a couple nights

 And decided she would stay the rest of her life

 I watch my little children play some boardgame in the kitchen

 And I sit and pray they never feel my strife

 But then my partner called to say the pension funds were gone

 He made some bad investments, now the accounts are overdrawn

 I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh

 I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh

 "Honey, it's your son" I think I borrowed just too much

 We had taxes, we had bills, we had a lifestyle to front

 And tonight I swear I'll come home and we'll make love like we're young

 Tomorrow, you'll cook dinner for the neighbors and their kids

 We can rip apart the socialists and all their damn taxes

 You see I am no criminal, I'm down on both bad knees

 I'm just too much a coward to admit when I'm in need

 I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh

 I took a walk (Take a walk x3) take a walk, ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh

(Repeat chorus x3)