Seems like times just get harder (ooh, every day) And my bruised up mind won't get smarter (just stays the same) Yet I can't help but smile At the thought of five corners As long as I'm taking you home (who's taking you home) These rough times just get harder (ooh, every day) And my bruised up mind won't get smarter (just stays the same) Yet I can't help but smile At the thought of five corners As long as I'm taking you home (just taking you home) Oh, I guess it's been a rough few hours Mu jaw's taken nothing but blows The coffee ran out I had to grab a cool shower And my car got stuck in the snow Someone suffered a stroke on my subway train And I swore I'd never have a smoke again And if it's all the same I'd rather not be taking any calls today Some fellow on the corner goes: the end is here! And there's a fair amount of trouble in the atmosphere Don't you forget about it, brother Be prepared if you discover that It's better not to bother with pretenders cheers And oh oh oh it will be a tremendous year Seems like times just get harder (ooh, every day) And my bruised up mind won't get smarter (just stays the same) Yet I can't help but smile At the thought of five corners As long as I'm taking you home (just taking you home) Well, I guess it's been a rough few days now Got me feeling bout a hundred yeard old My stomach's on a knot, I keep hearing a strange sound Trying to keep it all under control How's a man supposed to concentrate when evertime he's close to something great There has to be some twist and turn Clench your fist and learn that dissappointment is a constant plague Now there's a monster rain on the weather forecast I think I lost my way, I'm getting cynical fast All the worries in the world and a killer aching tooth That girl is looking at me like "when will he make a move" It's a positive dilemma, really nothing to lose For a man of words reduced to staring at his shoes If you need a sucker to call, call on me Seems like times just get harder (ooh, every day) And my bruised up mind just won't get smarter (just stays the same) Yet I can't help but smile At the thought of five corners As long as I'm taking you home (just taking you home) I guess it's been a rough few years, huh All that hasn't gone wrong yet, will But I can smile at the taste of a teardrop And shake it all of, keep pushing uphill 'Cos life is an emotional film A choise between a bucket or and ocean to fill This low blow tragedy is all I can imagine even when It's greeting me with an evil grin And everyone's a bum until they learn it's a mistake To keep asking for shit you can simply go take And if mine was a biblical fate, it would be job's Except for the fact I never dressed up in robes I could be bankrupt and broke and be homeless and sick Banged up and hopelessly old and unfit But none of it could hurt me As long as I'd deserved being yours When the curtain falls Seems like times just get harder (ooh, every day) And my bruised up mind just won't get smarter (just stays the same) Yet I can't help but smile At the thought of five corners As long as I'm taking you home (who's taking you home?) These rough times just get harder (ooh every day) But my bruised up mind wont get smarter (just stays the same) Yet I can't help but smile At the thought of five corners As long as I'm taking you home (just taking you home)