I never cared about the car i'd drive
or the room i'd sleep or the bus i'd drive
just as long as i could get somewhere
and not get hurt i could breathe out there
i knew i could be free out there...could be me
I never cared about the word prestige
about no inside track or no noblesse oblige
just as long as i could pay my way
and pull my weight and say my say
as long as i could pay my way...i could say
Bridge:
i never had no plans just dreams and vague directions
of how i would make my stand in the house of corrections
now i'm a man at last i see that everything is changing
and if you wanna hold on fast the future needs arranging
Chorus:
now i'm looking forward to you
now i'm looking forward to you
my former view was backward
my backward view was blue
now i'm looking forward to you
Love had a weight designed to bring me down
my hands would sweat and my heart would pound
now i've learned it and i've turned around
and i hanker for that anchor sound
i hanker for that anchor sound
once designed to bring me down
Repeat bridge
Repeat chorus