You learned your lessons rather early in life
from those who have and who have not
You made your fortune mister, that ain't no lie
but there's one thing you forgot
You got a woman she's waiting at home
she's alone most every night
If you want her, she'll go out on the road
but you knows she don't feel right
You are a prisoner, your dreams have chained you
A slave onto yourself, with stock in time gone by
And time leaves little else
Your fate is nothing new
Whatcha gonna do

Your hopes are dangling, dear, your head's in a whirl
and now you only hurt yourself
You can be most anything you want in my world,
but you live for someone else
Now disillusionment has changed your resound
He's hurt your feelings and your pride
Its in the open now you want to back down
but there's no place left to hide

You are a prisoner, your dreams have chained you
A slave onto yourself
With stock and time gone by
And time leaves little else
Your fate is nothing new
Whatcha gonna do

We were talking on the phone yesterday
and how you wanted me to come
I would gladly take you any old way,
but its not so easily done
You see I'm struggling with this fix of my own
and it makes me what I am
As we get older baby, one never knows,
but we do the best we can

I am a prisoner, my dreams have chained me
A slave onto myself
With stock in tiome gone by
And time leaves little else
My fate is nothing new
Whatcha gonna do

Whatcha gonna do when dreams have chained you
A slave onto yourself
With stock and time gone by
And time leaves little else
Your fate is nothing new
Whatcha gonna do