I was born in the desert, May Seventeen in seventy-three When the needle hit the groove I commenced moving I was chasing what's calling me Oh-oh-oh, feet don't fail me now One foot in the gutter One in the clouds Feet don't fail me now I just gotta move on Life is hard, that's why no one survives I'm much older than I thought I'd be Feel like a fool, yeah, like a dancing fool, yeah Foot loose and fancy free Oh-oh-oh, feet don't fail me now Stand in the gutter And my head's in the clouds Feet don't fail me now I just gotta move on Push myself to breaking point It's all I know to do except for lie I chase the gates and drift ad nauseam Driven by feelings I cannot hide To be so civilized, one must tell civil lies Me and my gang come to bust you loose We move with an urgency Between pleasure and agony That's the sound that's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's calling me It's Time to go We're gon' take it as it comes Future tense meets middle finger We took the long way home Oh-oh-oh, feet don't fail me now Do whatcha gotta do And do it now Feet don't fail me now I just gotta move on