It ain't a sense of freedom
When you're worked to the bones
And barely breakin' even starts to get a little old
Another nine-to-five
Not an overtime dollar
Wastin' away life wearing that blue coloured collar
But I'm guessin' that's just real life I've never known
Hangin' on a heart of gold
You start to feel that this old wheel ain't turnin'
You're puttin' on the brakes as you're headin' home
You feel like you've nowhere to go
You've played the game, now this old flame stopped burnin'
For too long you're fightin'
You've got your back to the wall
And man those arms are tired for breakin' all the weight of your fall
But you keep believin'
There's a light on the horizon
And that's enough to keep me guessin' that you're gonna die trying
Now I'm guessin' that's just real life I've never known
Hangin' on a heart of gold
You start to feel that this old wheel ain't turnin'
You're puttin' on the brakes as you're headin' home
You feel like you've nowhere to go
You've played the game, now this old flame stopped burnin'
When that flame stops burnin'
Yeah
And the wheel stops turnin'
Yeah
I'm guessin' that's just real life I've never known
Hangin' on a heart of gold
You start to feel that this old wheel ain't turnin'
You're puttin' on the brakes as you're headin' home
You feel like you've nowhere to go
You've played the game, now this old flame stopped burnin'
Oh, you start to feel that this old wheel ain't turnin'