Hope had filled the sky at nighttime Diamond in the ring, don't feed your mind Maybe I had never pictured bad times Brother in the drugstore falls behind He's got knuckles that no longer fit my eyes Knuckles that a prizefighter can't buy I got the world, so I'll be fine I got the sunshine to figure me out I'm back to work, that's over Now all I want is fun Yeah, my work ain't hard but it's got to be done ♪ Tommy left for war with no goodbye I never got a chance to ask him why But since Tommy always was a tough guy I know it's 'cause he thought I'd see him cry He had knuckles that could make the devil shy Knuckles of a prizefighter held high I got the world, so I'll be fine I got the sunshine to figure me out I'm back to work, that's over Now all I want is fun Yeah, my work ain't hard but it's got to be done I got a war that I can't fight I got the sunshine to figure me out I'm back to work, that's over Now all I want is fun Yeah, my work ain't hard but it's got to be done I got the world, so I'll be fine I got the sunshine to figure me out I'm back to work, that's over Now all I want is fun Yeah, my work ain't hard but it's got to be done