All my oldest friends have worked out a new way To make it all go on, to forge out a new day But I'm just sitting here Wondering why I can't get it right It hits me like a hearse, driving sideways And now I'm feeling worse throughout my days I'm only lookin' forward To find some kind of light in the tunnel now Throw all my plans in the wind Even if I'm back here again Every now and then you come up for fresh air Every now and then you fall in the dirt yeah Every now and then you realise you're only a mortal man Every now and then you begin to suffer Every now and then you had about enough yeah Every now and then all you really need is a heroine I think I need a change, that's the way it is I tried to live with blame, I'm so sick of this The world goes up in flames So many of us fighting for the flimsiest things The city's like a dog, like a greyhound The people still believe as they run through the beeping sounds My mind is going mad Not getting any closer to homeward bound Throw all my plans in the wind Even if I'm back here again Every now and then you come up for fresh air Every now and then you fall in the dirt yeh Every now and then you realise you're only a mortal man Every now and then you begin to suffer Every now and then you had about enough yeah Every now and then all you really need is a heroine Every now and then all you really need is a heroine