(craig wiseman/mark selby)
Billys standing out by a west texas highway
With his thumb in the morning air
Hes spent 18 summers in the dust of odessa
Never getting nowhere
But he got him a misspelled cardboard
Of albuquerque standin in the breakdown lane
He aint lookin for a ride so much as hes looking for a
Change, a little something different for cryin out loud
Yeah a change
Even for the worse, it would be better somehow
Sometimes you just cross that line
Where everything is more of the same
When its do or die, step aside, turn the tide
Somethins gotta change
Bettys walkin out of a tattoo parlor
Shes got curlers in her hair
She still cant believe she had a little red rose
Put right on her derriere
And shes still gotta pick up that red lace teddy
And a bottle of pink
Well her husband doesnt know it
But tonight hes in for a
Change, a little something different for cryin out loud
Yeah a change
Even for the worse, it would be better somehow
Sometimes you just cross that line
Where everything is more of the same
When its do or die, step aside, turn the tide
Somethins gotta change
Now who of us hasnt been heading home on friday
Sitting at some traffic light
Wondering what would happen if we hung a left
Instead of takin that faithful old right
Its the human condition
A part of us wishes that life wouldnt get so tame
And we all know better than to think thats ever gonna
Change, a little something different for cryin out loud
Yeah a change
Even for the worse, it would be better somehow
Looking for a change
Change
Yeah a change
Looking for a change, yeah