[Verse 1]
There ain't nobody asks to be born
There ain’t nobody wishes to die
And everybody whiles away the interim time
Sworn to rise from the ruins by and by

[Verse 2]
The engines are droning with progress
The pistons are pounding out time
And it's you and me caught in this juggernaut jaunt
Left to rise from the ruins down the line, yeah

[Bridge 1]
We will roll like an old Chevrolet
The road to ruin is something to see
Hang on to the wheel
For the highway to hell needs chauffeurs
For the powers that be

[Verse 3]
Go and tell all your friends and relations
Go and say what ain't easy to say
Go and give them some hope
That we might rock this boat
And rise from the ruins one day

[Fiddle solo]

[Bridge 2]
Did you ever try to carry water in a basket?
You ever try to carry fire in your hand?
Did you ever try to take on the weight of the everyday freight
’Til you find that you're too weak to stand?

[Verse 4 - Outro]
Why so pale and wan, fond lover?
Why so downcast and desperately sad?
We can walk, we can talk
We ain't yet pillars of salt
We will rise from the ruins while we can
We will rise from the ruins while we can
Oh we will rise from the ruins while we can
Oh yeah