Oh, the city was changing,
the cigarette hit the spot
Oh, a simple distraction,
from to have and have not
And the radio went silent,
and all our heroes have died
Well, you can buy revolution
in any color or size
Standing on the corner watch
ing people walk on
Thinking about a photograph
How so many people
choose the lesser evil
Livin' in the aftermath
Oh, she never got famous
She was the star of my life
Until we drifted like run off
Or two ships in the night
Standin' on the corner watch
in' people walk on
Thinkin' bout a photograph
How so many people choose the lesser evil,
driven in the aftermath
Down a long hard road,
such a long hard road
To hold on and move on
And I hope she's happy
And our hopes is free,
somehow we choose our own destiny
From the
eve of destruction to the rally of tears
We poured it all into voicemail,
and we rang in the ear
And the midnight mar tyrs,
well they still hang on the cross
Well you can die in the gutter baby,
but learn to live with the loss
Well I've been standing on the corner
watching people walk on
Thinkin' bout a photograph
How so many people
choose a lesser evil
Livin' in the aftermath
Well I can stand on the corner
Everybody's talkin'
Remember when we used to laugh
How so many people
choose a lesser evil
Never give a piece a chance
Down a long, road
Such a long, hard road
To hold on and move on
Down a long, hard road
Such a long, hard road
To hold on and move on, boys
So hold on, hold on, till it's gone