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So the home town's bringin' you down,
Are you drownin' in the small talk an the chatter?

Are you gonna step into line like your Daddy done?
Punchin' the time, and climbing life's long ladder.

You've been howlin' at the Moon like a slack-jawed fool
an breaking every rule they can throw on.

Well, one of these days is gonna be right soon,
you'll find your legs and go.
And stay gone.

Young man,
so full of big plans,
an thinkin' about tomorrow.

Young man,
wanna make a stand,
you Beg, you Steal, you Borrow.

You Beg, you Steal, you Borrow.

Now all the friends you knew in school
they used to be so cool, now they just bore you.

Just look at em' now, already pullin' the plow.
So quick to take to grain, like some old mule.

Young man,
so full of big plans,
an thinkin' about tomorrow.

Young man,
wanna make a stand,
you Beg, you Steal, you Borrow.

You Beg, you Steal, you Borrow.

Dreamin' of the day you're gonna pack your bags
an put the miles away.
Oh, just grab your girl and go where no one knows you.
What will all the old folks say?

So the home town's bringin' you down,
Are you drownin' in all the small talk an the chatter?

Are you gonna step into line like your Daddy done?
Punchin' the time, and climbing life's long ladder.

Young man,
so full of big plans,
an thinkin' about tomorrow.

Young man,
wanna make a stand,
you Beg, you Steal, you Borrow.

You Beg, you Steal, you Borrow.

Rotterdam May 14, 2013 - 07:23	jammin_alli wrote: Love Joni and Ray both! Interesting. I hate them both. Something about the singing style. Each to his own. See you back in a few minutes. [ Reply ]
jackpine_savage May 09, 2013 - 14:15	Not a huge fan, I will admit. It sure seems like he gets a lot of plays. Was surprised to see just 5 in last 30 days. One of those tunes I feel like I hear to often. [ Reply ]
pusswah Mar 12, 2013 - 14:16	Yuk -whiny singer- and all the other negatives on this one [ Reply ]
nightmann Mar 07, 2013 - 22:39	i been listening all day bill. u've been right on dude [ Reply ]
xkolibuul Mar 07, 2013 - 22:38	BBOGDA wrote: Have to admit it took a while, but now I am a Ray fan. I think his voice is feminine, but it works. I think he sounds like Tracy Chapman, and I think she sounds like a man - so there you go. I like them both. Why does it matter in either case? [ Reply ]
atthetone Feb 24, 2013 - 15:53	The lyrics alone,conjure up such a picture and feel of a young mans Lament, "Howling at the moon like a slack jawed fool' country rocking, reminicent of C S N & Y..... ( imo ) [ Reply ]
hagz21 Feb 24, 2013 - 15:24	Why Bill? Why oh why do you do this to me? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy? [ Reply ]
TerryS Feb 17, 2013 - 17:50	Nice tune, I just wish he would take a deep breath before beginning a line........any line. [ Reply ]
franta Feb 16, 2013 - 01:45	I really do not like this man's voice and the way he uses it... too bad. [ Reply ]
unclehud Feb 04, 2013 - 14:57	I don't usually go for the whiny singers, but Ray's voice has a huskiness that makes it sound not quite like whining — like, maybe, a melancholy reflection on aspects of Life that aren't barefoot dancing in a field of daisies. [ Reply ]
BazH Jan 28, 2013 - 11:13	BazH wrote: I like Ray but not one of his best. Still worth 7. [ Reply ]
BazH Jan 28, 2013 - 11:10	I like Ray but not one of his best. [ Reply ]
ThePoose Jan 17, 2013 - 10:16	If his full given name is Raycharles, then mine will be Leonardcohen. [ Reply ]
jammin_alli Jan 04, 2013 - 06:45	Love Joni and Ray both! [ Reply ]
msymmes Dec 08, 2012 - 12:31	Most Excellent. [ Reply ]
Frater_Kork Nov 05, 2012 - 02:00	Getting rather tired of this one. [ Reply ]
jimmpypowder Nov 02, 2012 - 13:46	hagz21 wrote: Thank goodness for the PSD! and the STD's [ Reply ]
hagz21 Oct 13, 2012 - 15:58	Thank goodness for the PSD! [ Reply ]
BBOGDA Oct 06, 2012 - 18:24	Have to admit it took a while, but now I am a Ray fan. I think his voice is feminine, but it works. I think he sounds like Tracy Chapman, and I think she sounds like a man - so there you go. I like them both. [ Reply ]
terimo Sep 27, 2012 - 18:14	joelbb wrote: This is the best old Joni Mitchell song since "For the Roses" I was just thinking the same thing. [ Reply ]