Nothing Ever Changes But the Shoes

In the trials of my youth On my way to being man There were caustic words of ill advice I'd never understand But their hometown dreams were shattered When ambition foiled their plans But you can't be the one who tries That they love to criticise, I know Or at least they'll try C'mon! Laughin' is all that I can do Tryin' to keep from fallin' through Nothin' ever changes, nothin' ever changes They all got advice to give 'Cause they got no life to live Nothin' ever changes, nothin' ever changes Nothin' ever changes but the shoes In my one-man crusade Doin' what I knew was right They would tempt me with the honest sweat Of labour, love and life And they only find respect for you If you give up the fight Oh, but you can't be the one who tries They'll cut you down to size, I know Or at least they'll try C'mon! Laughin' is all that I can do Tryin' to keep from fallin' through Nothin' ever changes, nothin' ever changes They all got advice to give 'Cause they got no life to live Nothin' ever changes, nothin' ever changes Nothin' ever changes but the shoes But the shoes I wanna be there when you say you're wrong I wanna be there when you crawl I wouldn't piss on your opinions And if I stand on top of the world Then maybe I'll find somebody I know And if I don't Laughin' is all that I can do Tryin' to keep from fallin' through Nothin' ever changes, nothin' ever changes They all got advice to give 'Cause they got no life to live Nothin' ever changes, nothing ever changes Nothin' ever changes but