Paradise

They cut all the shifts right
before the summer
Then the bastards forced me on to swing
I’m parking some white sedan
While the owner tries his hand rolling dice
It’s just another day in Paradise
I don’t pull ’em ’round
as quickly as I used to
This chasing flashy cars is a young man’s game
If I don’t keep up the pace
somebody’s son will take my place
in the picture frame
And Paradise will go on just the same
So it’s just another day in Paradise
Another raindrop in the sea
Count the hours to quitting time
Trying to cross the silvеr line
Just beyond the shadows of my drеams
I cared for my old man right
until the bell rang
He never really cared for me
He left us for another life
And when he called
he always made it sound so nice
Sounded like it might be Paradise
I’ve done the things that
drove a man into the bottle
I lost the angel on my shoulder
at twelve years old
I ain’t no choir boy
But when the sun comes up tomorrow
I’ll be singing a tale well told
Since the dawn of silver and gold
It’s just another day in Paradise
Another raindrop in the sea
Count the hours to quitting time
Trying to cross the silver line
That always leans just beyond my dreams
It’s just another day in Paradise
Another diehard on the team
Count the hours till quitting time
Trying to cross the silver line
Oh how it gleams
It always leans
just beyond the shadows of my dreams