She had a drive-by childhood
a plastic jesus on her chest
a mean mean girl
with a certain snake allure
a heart like 16 midnights
and a surgical voice
keepin� strange for some change

empty eyes with a haunted look
leanin� hard, she lost her place
try as she might
she couldn�t take my advice
it�s a desperate conclusion
people with a grudge
and a mind you can not budge

ain�t no bed of roses
tryin� to turn your life around
ain�t no bed of roses
time won�t move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend

a cliff dwellin� creeper
and a runaway
on the ol� cat slide of town
see how you run, oh see how you pay
another honest mistake
if dreams are all you need
then alone is where you�ll be

i�m the leader of the middle
and i see that streak in you
was it somethin� you were born with
or did it just seep on through?
it�s a nightmare on a budget
just enough to keep you off track
always somethin� for nothin�
on the road, to hell and back

ain�t no bed of roses
tryin� to turn your life around
ain�t no bed of roses
(time) won�t move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend
i�m the leader of the middle
and i see that streak in you
was it somethin� you were born with
or did it just seep on through?
it�s a nightmare on a budget
just enough to keep you off track
always somethin� for nothin�
on the road, to hell and back

ain�t no bed of roses
tryin� to turn your life around
ain�t no bed of roses
(time) won�t move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend
ain�t no bed of roses
tryin� to turn your life around
ain�t no bed of roses
(time) won�t move no mountain
just the faith in the leap, my friend