The show ponies - Folks Back Home lyrics

[Verse 1] In the forecast of my failure I would hope to head back home Pack up my whole van With everything I own Just as well trade it away And start again from scratch With a guitar and a notepad and the cloths upon my back Back to the middle of the country I would return to my hometown Where everyone would ask, "What did I do with my travel 'round?" And I'd have nothing much to show Not a house or job or wife Just a couple dozen songs to show As antidotes to life [Chorus] I can't quite explain why I do the things I do Makes life worth living for me, and I hope the same for you So go on and make your living, give it a song to get you through With the hope that I can keep on living too [Verse 2] Are we caught in our delusions? Stuck in a winter's dream? Is the message we've been seeking To drink your Ovaltine? I refuse to return From a gloryless traversal Tell the folks back home That life is one great big commercial [Chorus] I can't quite explain why I do the things I do Makes life worth living for me, and I hope the same for you So go on and make your living, give it a song to get you through With the hope that I can keep on living too [Verse 3] Are these penniless pursuits Prevent the progress of my prime? Some may not call this a living But I'm very much alive A wise man once said, "You only live until you die" And to cease my cause is not to see What we can't see otherwise [Chorus/Outro] I can't quite explain why I do the things I do Makes life worth living for me, and I hope the same for you So go on and make your living, give it a song to get you through With the hope that I can keep on living too