Ronnie Lane - 32nd street

ooh, I'd ^Erather have my ^Glife than be un^Dborn, yes, I'd ^Erather have a ^Gbad time than ^Dno time at all ooh, I'd ^Erather take the ^Gstorm than be be^Dcalmed, yes, I'd ^Erather have my ^Glife than be un^Dborn

but, ^Eif I was a ^Gmonkey up a ^Dtree, well, ^Eall you big old ^Gblackbirds would come and ^Dtake a peck at me but, I'd ^Erather have that ^Glife than be un^Dborn, yes, I'd ^Erather take that ^Gwriting off the ^Dwall

well, now, ^Eif I was a ^Gmonkey up a ^Dtree, or, ^Edown in some old ^Gbasement over at ^D32nd Street but, I'd ^Erather live a ^Gnightmare that's my ^Down, yes, I'd ^Erather take that ^Gwriting off the ^Dwall

^Bbsometimes I think I ^Gmust be going ^Dcrazy, 'cause most ^Bbpeople seem to ^Gvalue that ^Dthat hasn't any worth well, ^Bbthat's their business ^Gnow you know I'm ^Deasy, as ^Elong as they don't ^Gcount on me to ^Ddo their dirty work

I'd ^Erather be the ^Grain than be a ^Dpond, yes, I'd ^Erather I had ^Gnothing than had ^Dsomething that I'd borne yes, I'd ^Erather make my ^Gchurch the open ^Droad, yes, I'd ^Erather wipe that ^Gwriting off the ^Dwall

well, now, ^Eif I was a ^Gmonkey up a ^Dtree, or, ^Ein some dirty ^Gbasement down on ^D32nd Street well, I'd ^Erather take my ^Glife than be un^Dborn, yes, I'd ^Edisregard that ^Gwriting on the ^Dwall

^Bbsometimes I think I ^Gmust be going ^Dcrazy, most ^Bbpeople seem to ^Gvalue that ^Dthat hasn't any worth well, ^Bbthat's their business ^Gnow you know I'm ^Deasy, as ^Elong as they don't ^Gcount on me to ^Ddo their dirty work

ooh, I'd ^Erather have my ^Glife than be un^Dborn, yes, I'd ^Erather have a ^Gbad time than ^Dno time at all yes, I'd ^Erather take that ^Gstorm than be be^Dcalmed, yes, I'd ^Erather have my ^Glife than be un^Dborn

ooh, ^Egive me just one ^Gwish and leave me ^Dbe, yeah, ^Egive me some old ^Gshack up on that ^Drocky mountain scene but, I'd ^Erather have my ^Glife than be un^Dborn, yes, I'd ^Erather wipe that ^Gwriting off the ^Dwall