It's times like these I want to disappear With this dagger in my back and a six pack of beer 'Cause it's abundantly clear I'm another one mired in the meanwhile Will this bottle give me good advice Will it sell me salvation at a wholesale price Going once going twice I'm another one Stuck here at the turnstile I got pretty high but it's long come and gone Just give me the strength to carry on, carry on, carry on I spent all my money on rock and roll That crap top 40 ain't got no soul It's like a big black hole C'mon people Is there anybody out there I bet wrong, I lost every dime There's no accounting for taste It's a waste of time Ain't no reason or rhyme C'mon people You're making them millionaires I don't need no million dollars Mine's come and gone Just give me the strength to carry on, carry on, carry on And in the meanwhile, be it right, be it wrong I'm doing time for a crime I haven't done Someday I'll find that brilliant light breaking dawn Until then, give me strength to carry on carry on carry on