Lyrics

WIDE OPEN SPACES

All I ever really wanted in my life is wide open spaces.

Woke up on a working day,
Wishing it was Saturday.
Warden at the factory gate said,
“Jesus mate, you’re running late.”
“Hey, tell me something I don’t know,
Can’t stop, I gotta go”.

I had to find a better way.
I couldn’t stand another day,
Trapped by these prison walls,
In safety boots and overalls.
While on the back of locker doors,
Are nude shots of pretty girls.

All I ever really wanted in my life is wide open spaces.
All I ever really wanted in my life is wide open spaces.

Woke up on a working day,
Thinking it was Saturday.
But by the time the penny dropped,
They had docked my pay by twenty bucks.
But that’s the way the money goes,
Around the back, and through the nose.

I tried to think what I could say,
Not to give this game away.
But suddenly I lost the plot,
And I told the boss he could stick his job.
I did the bolt, and broke the mould,
Packed up bags, and hit the road.

All I ever really wanted in my life is wide open spaces.
All I ever really wanted in my life is wide open spaces.