Jaws of Life

Questions in the eyes of the precious few It's like they want to say man what's happened to you I've got aches and pains where I didn't used to And I kind of hope they've got 'em too They're too polite to be direct Too uptight to really connect Scared to see our own reflection Caught in the jaws of life Caught in the jaws of life Found myself chewed up like everyone else It Made no difference what I thought And who I was I still got caught In the jaws of life I walked in and I looked around You never saw such a burned out crowd Somebody said Boy don't be thinking out loud Because you know some of us were so proud Just like you we had our days You'd be surprised how fast they slipped away We started out so young and bold Now we're just a few more mortal souls In the jaws of life Since those days it's been so long Done some good and I done some wrong Done some things I can tell you son That If I'd known better I'd never have done Still I search for something I can't see They don't have what I need at the A&P Better send John Wayne with the cavalry Hope he gets here in time to rescue me From the jaws of life