The Jay takes the acorn and buries it deep Behind the thorn so he knows where it’s kept It’s the way of the world And we know it no longer And it makes me cry And it makes me cry And it makes me cry
What ya gonna do when the money runs out? What you gonna do when they come for the rent? What you gonna do to find something to eat? What ya gonna do when the money runs out?
As the music bursts its banks And you drive this one home There’s no doubt to your talent But your ears appear closed I wanted to meet you But it was all about you So the feeling turned sour And it all fell through A chance encounter On a street walking by Left me wondering Who you were and why You wanted to be here But your family’s far away Life is so short And you’re throwing it away It’s blowing a gale Right up on the tops But it’s in the Lee That’s where it stops