Liverpool-David Ford

For twenty-five years I was a small town boy And I left it all to be a Rolling Stone Then I quit my job down at the record exchange And I told the boys that I would never come home I found myself dumped out at the side of the road And I started walking when the bus broke down And then this cold rain fell Said, won’t you tell me how the hell am I supposed to get to Liverpool now? I got no money but some big ideals Gonna throw another hundred miles beneath my wheels And I’ll be rolling on and hoping ‘til the hope is gone Well I picked up a ride and I was doing alright The driver stopped to use the telephone And then he picked up this wrench and swung it hard against my legs And then drove away with everything I owned Well about five in the morning I was damn near close to freezing I was rolling into London town On two bus stop legs Now won’t you tell me how the heck am I supposed to get to Liverpool now? I got no money but some big ideals Gonna throw another hundred miles beneath my wheels And I’ll be rolling on and hoping ‘til the hope is gone ‘Cause it’s all I’m holding onto The memory of this TV show Yeah, it’s all I’m holding onto But how the hell I’m gonna get there I don’t know Well what would you know? I finally made the Mersey tunnel Running empty but for rock and roll Well I was digging around and I emptied out all my pockets Found not a penny for to pay my toll So I tried to be friendly with that man inside the booth But that son of a b**ch well he wouldn’t back down So I said, well that’s all very well, But won’t you tell me how the hell am I supposed to get to Liverpool now? I got no money but some big ideals Gonna throw another hundred miles beneath my wheels And I’ll be rolling on and hoping ‘til the hope is gone So don’t cry honey, wash away those tears Hey, what do you say we give it just the one more year And I’ll come rolling home ‘Til then I’m hoping ‘til the hope is gone Yeah, well I’ll be hoping ‘til the hope is gone Darling, I’ll be hoping ‘til the hope is gone