I Get out of Breath - The Turtles

From the first cry of a babe

'Til the age of 25

I searched my soul to find myself

But I’m still unrecognized

One-way streets, walls of concrete

Two restless feet’s all I’ve got

Oh Lord, I’m so afraid

With third of my life shot

And I get out of breath

Watching the world spin so fast

My future becomes my past

My mind gets hung so bad

That I get out of breath

It’s alright for the successful

To tell you «Take your time

Have patience, understanding»

While the suicide rates climb

I work all day to try and pay back

Debts that won’t go down

I can’t say that I’m lost

No, I just ain’t been found

And I get out of breath

Watching the world spin so fast

My future becomes my past

My mind gets hung so bad

That I get out of breath

People spend more time

Asking forgiveness than being good

Everyone’s out stealing

Or home plannin' how they could

Double standards make good Band-Aids

That strip us of our pride

Our morals have decayed, yeah

And this I cannot bide

And I get out of breath

Watching the world spin so fast

My future becomes my past

My life gets hung so bad

That I get out of breath