Breaking rocks all day on the avenue Gets hard to unearth anything that's true Soon I'm gonna' drop this jack and run Returning to the wild where I'm from There's miles of stone, jackhammer in my hand There's compromises I can't comprehend Soon I'm gonna' lose these rags and run Returning to the wild where I'm from Returning to the wild where I'm from Between the bricks you'll hear the children play The calluses get harder day by day Between the cracks you'll notice where I've gone Returning to the wild where I'm from Soon I'm gonna' lose these rags and run Returning to the wild where I'm from Returning to the wild where I'm from