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Headroom Lyrics by Don McLean

Headroom

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[Intro]
I need headroom
Got to have headroom
Some place to rest my head
I'm gettin' taller
Thinkin's gettin' smaller
Time is winnin' out instead

[Verse 1]
Well, I heard it on the news
They're sellin' everything they can
And the American flag
Is manufactured in Japan
They're fightin' battles in the stars
They're pourin' billions into Mars
And layin' right there at my feet
There're people sleepin' in the street

[Refrain]
Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

[Verse 2]
Well, I'm livin' on the farm
Where chemistry has lost its charm
And every dusty wind that blows
Is burnin' big holes in my clothes
They're burnin' big holes in the sky
And makin' people wonder why
With all our land and sea and space
Progress is wreckin' every place

[Refrain]
Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

[Verse 3]
Well, if you own an S&L
The government will wish you well
And if you steal a million bucks
The government will wish you luck
And they might even give you more
If you're makin' things for war
But if you're poor and stealin' cars
You'll spend your life behind the bars

[Refrain]
Give me room, room, room, room, room, room
Yeah

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
They're talkin' ethics on the hill
They're talkin' union at the mill
They're talkin' justice at the farm
They're talkin' safety in the car
They're talkin' murder in the states
They're talkin' cash to get a fix
They're talkin' virus in the bed
I'm talkin' room to rest my head

[Refrain]
Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

[Outro]
I need headroom
Got to have headroom
Some place to rest my head
I'm gettin' taller
Thinkin's gettin' smaller
Time is winnin' out instead
Credits

About “Headroom” by Don McLean

Read the complete lyrics to "Headroom" by Don McLean from the album "Headroom". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, USA, In English.

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"Headroom" appears on "Headroom".

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