A friend of mine dropped out of school
He didn't tell no one
He just left one day
Folks said he was actin' like a fool
But he said, "I was about to go crazy
And I was already foolish anyway"
And what did I have to lose?
What did I have to lose?
Well he took off to Wisconsin late that night
Wisconsin, where he figured he could blend in
He said, "Nothing felt good under him, not the road
Not the tuition money in his pocket
Not really even the car he was driving in
And what did he have to lose?
Oh, what did he have to lose?
He said
"At least I got a car I can drive tonight
I know it ain't much but it makes me feel alright
And alright ain't good, but alright's alright
At least I got a car I can drive tonight"
Oh, college was hard for me and my friends
We all felt like little kids but they said we couldn't act that way
And I knew I was supposed to change
But changing's hard and it was easier just to play video games
And, what did we have to lose?
What did we have to lose?
We said
"At least I got a car I can drive tonight
I know it ain't much but it makes me feel alright
And alright ain't good, but alright's alright
At least I got a car I can drive tonight"
Man, sometimes don't you just want to sit still?
'Cause you can only run so fast or drive so far
And home might feel like a funny idea that you never understood
But you want it more than you want the car
'Cause you're tired of how the seats feel
And you're tired of the steering wheel
And you'd buy a new car but the last thing you want
Is something new
Last thing you want is something new
Going home feels like the thing you ought to do
Oh, 'cause you can only drive so far
Hey, man I wish I had a home tonight
Somewhere where I could feel more than alright
'Cause alright ain't bad, but alright's alright
Oh, man, I wish I had a home tonight
Ah, man, I wish I had a home tonight
Somewhere where I could feel more than alright
'Cause alright ain't bad, but alright's just alright
And, man, I wish I had a home (man, I wish I had a home)
Yeah, man, I wish I had a home (man, I wish I had a home)
Oh, man, I wish I had a home tonight
Yeah