High Steppin'

I'm a-high steppin', high bettin'
 Love givin', I'm a-love gettin'
 I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
 Overnightin' on the desert strip
 Makin' time and losin' grip
 Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
 I'm an outsider lookin' in
 I got a perfect square for a circle of friends
 It's the four of us against the rest of you
 But really I am all alone
 I'd sell 'em out to save my own
 I told them that, but they don't buy the truth
 I'm a-high steppin', high bettin'
 Love givin', I'm a-love gettin'
 I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
 Overnightin' on the desert strip
 Makin' time and losin' grip
 Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind
 Well, it's warfare out there, folks
 You're either working for success
 Or to be rich, or God help us, famous
 Or you're working against the clock just to stay afloat
 Gotcha nose all scraped up from the grindstone
 You're digging for diamonds and only finding rhinestones
 Meanwhile, it's August and the tax man has never heard of summer vacation
 You're either working on yourself or you're lookin' after babies
 Takin' care of your old man or your old lady
 And the direct line to the hospital just says, "Leave a message"
 See, you can only live one day at a time
 Only drive one hot rod at a time
 Only can say one word at a time, and only think one thought at a time
 And every soul is alone when the day becomes night
 And there in the dark if you can try to see the light
 In the most pitch black shape of the loneliest shadow
 Well, then, you ought to sleep well 'cause there's hope for sure
 Well, I don't know about all that being true, but I do know this
 The best beggars are choosers
 The best winners are losers
 The best lovers ain't never been loved
 And first place ain't easy
 The hardest part is believing
 The very last word is love
 I'm a-high steppin', high bettin'
 Love givin', I'm a-love gettin'
 I'm a stranger, I love stretchin' out my wheels
 Overnightin' on the desert strip
 Makin' time and losin' grip
 Drivin' circles in the canyons of my mind