All rightIt makes you wanna get away
You know you got to stay
Lookin' for love, but you know it aint' easy
Lookin' for freedom and everybody needs itAll the young dudes, in jail
Will remember when the laws are finally changed
And they'll wonder, 'bout Oscar
Who spent five years in a Texican jailWhat do you say? What about you?
Baby what cha gonna do, 'bout Mary Lou?
She died in Santa Rita
Billy shot it out in AlamedaIt makes you wanna get away
You know you got to stay
Lookin' for love but you know it ain't easy
Dance with the dragon it's the year that it breathesOh, slow fire, slow fire
'Nam vets, scared yet
Heroes dreams
And broken bayonetsNo choice
No voice
I got to find a reason
For my heart to rejoiceYankee Doodle get it up
And stick a feather in your hat
Yankee Doodle keep it up
And call it macaroniYankee Doodle get it up
And stick a feather in your hat
Yankee Doodle keep it up
And call it macaroniI wanna get away
I know I got to stay
Lookin' for love, but you know it ain't easy
Dance with the dragon it's the year that it breathesSlow fire, slow fire, all right, dragon year
So clear, the sound of wings burnin' in my ear
Is it the risin' sun? Is it the settin' sun?
Dance with the dragon 'til the year is doneYankee Doodle get it up
And stick a feather in your hat
Yankee Doodle keep it up
And call it macaroni
Yeah, yeah, yeahI can see by the smile on your face
That you know what I mean
If you can hear me
Won't you come near me whenever you can?
And it all gets down to loveLove is hard
Love is hard
Love is hard
Love is hard