200 gigs a year and I'm outa my mind
I don't care if you got the blues
We got our picture in Time Magazine
With the money I'm eventually gonna make
And I just got a message from a brother of Maria
But the more I play the deeper I'm in debt
Just keep the hell off my green suede shoes
Take of those shoes baby
So we hop in the van and we drive overnight
Wants to sue my ass for doin' the Funky Ceili
So we're doin' Letterman, Leno and O'Brien
We're discussin' the demise of T Rex
You can do anything you choose
When we hit the stage, police chief goes nuts
He say, "Stop the music, I'm in charge"
It's a pleasure to meet you, Black 47"
Then a lawyer called up about Bridie and the baby
Out of my head, feelin' hysterical
Would yes ever come and play for us out in Hoboken?"
3 hours from home, hey life is alright
I don't care if you got the blues
I got lawyers and accountants up the kazoo
But can you loan me a token, get me to the next gig
Hey, babe, I'm livin' the American Dream
Man on the phone says. "I ain't jokin'"
Goin' to sweet New Jersey, startin' to feel alright
Out there in the middle of America
But don't go messin' up my green suede, green suede shoes
But don't go messin' up my green suede, green suede shoes
One says, "Hi, my name is Kevin
What the hell am I gonna do with 30,000 drunks
30,000 Paddies start gettin' on down
Wishin' I was back in New York
I'm gonna run against Rudy when this whole thing ends
Playin' in Reilly's on a Saturday night
Then he goes and he shut down all of the bars
Managers and agents tellin' me what to do
Then we're comin' from Providence late one night
You can do anything you choose
If we ever get a hit, I'll be out on the street
I don't care if you got the blues
The troopers come and haul us off the black ice
But don't go messin' up my green suede, green suede shoes
Just keep the hell off my green suede shoes
"C'mon out to Bensonhurst, we all want a piece of ya"
The windows are smashed, we're bouncin' off the Turnpike
Next thing we know the van is up on its ass
You can do anything you choose
Just keep the hell off my green suede shoes
But the word is out that the boys are back in town
I never knew I had so many friends
