You left billy with the kid And all the selfless things you did with billy You left your home town in the spring And turned your back on everything You thought your life would just go by
Without a pause to wonder, dont be silly
But you cant live your life in the baby seat Youve got to stand on your own Dont admit defeat
He came down from his retreat She saw him later on the street He said you are the only one To recognize that Im the son So she bent down and kissed his feet And then that night, between the sheets she told him
You cant live your life in the baby seat Youve got to stand on your own Dont admit defeat You cant live your life in the baby seat
Youve got to stand on your own Dont admit defeat
40 days at sea Then she turned and said to me if we make it back Ill renounce jack kerouac And all that romantic crap Like Im an artist dont look back
Now were living somewhere else We keep opinions to ourselves But still we seek a sneaky peek at heaven When the working week defeats us If you think growing up is tough Then youve just not grown enough, baby
You cant live your life in the baby seat
Youve got to stand on your own Dont admit defeat You cant live your life in the baby seat Youve got to stand on your own Dont admit defeat