Lyrics

My mother gave a mighty shout Opened her legs and let me out Hungry as a prairie dog Young man in America Young man in America Hungry, Hungry Running every which way Young man in Americ-ay I come out like a cannonball Come of age with alcohol Ravin' in a field of rye With a black and roving eye Black and roving eye Ravenous, Ravenous What you got's not enough Young man in America Oh Shelter, Mother Shelter Mother, shelter us Ooh... My father was a lord of land My daddy was a repo man Put me out onto the street Didn't give a damn for me Did not givе a damn But daddy, daddy Gonna wish you never had me I'm a young man I'm growing right bеfore your eyes I might grow to such a size Blowin' like a hurricane Everyone will know my name Everyone'll know my name Blowin' in, blowin' up Shadow on a mountaintop Young man in America Oh Shepherd, Father Shepherd Father, shepherd us Ooh In my feathers and furs Clothes of many colors Many men will envy me When I'm in my finery Me in my finery Envy me, envy me Spending all my bright money Young man in Americ-ay Maybe I could climb the stairs With a girl of golden hair Hold her like a sword and shield Up against this lonely world Up against the world It's a lonely, lonely world For a yellow headed girl And a young man [Instrumental] Ooh Like the wind I make my moan I howl in the canyon There's a hollow in my bones Make me cry and carry on Make the foam fly from my tongue Make me want what I want Another wayward son Waiting on oblivion Waiting on a Kingdom Come to meet me in my sin Waiting to be born again Mother, kiss me cheek and chin Mm, a little medicine Mm, and I'll shed my skin And let me climb back in The bed you made me in