Use Mine

Use Mine - Done Again

I was eight years old we were poor as dirt

Mom was pregnant with my sister

And dad was out of work

I wanted a bicycle to ride with my friends

A shiny western flyer in candy-apple red

I couldn't understand why that bike never came

But money can't buy what I got in its place

Dad tied wooden blocks to the pedals of his Schwinn

Rolled out that clunker and said with a grin

Use mine go ahead take it what else is it for

I wish I could do more just go slow

You're gonna do fine this is what life's all about

Use mine

Senior prom I was scared to death

But I finally called up Julianne and she said yes

On top of the world when the big night arrived

Till suddenly it dawned on me what I had to drive

My rusty blue Dodge had one orange door

Rips in the seats and a hole in the floor

I looked at my dad and his new Mercury

And I couldn't believe it when

He tossed me the key and said

Use mine go ahead take it what else is it for

I wish I could do more just go slow

You're gonna do fine this is what life's all about

Use mine

Now I'm sittin' here starin' at my old man

The doctors don't give him much time

He's tryin' to stand up but his strength is all gone

So I say to my hero as I offer my arm

Use mine go ahead take it what else is it for

I wish I could do more just go slow

You're gonna do fine this is what life's all about

Everything comes back around

Use mine