text: Im ridin in the back seat - nine years old
  Starin out the window countin the highway poles
  And then I get to thinkin - that it dont seem real
  Im flyin through the universe in a 69 Oldsmobile
  And I wanna know what theyre not tellin
  And I dont wanna hear no lies
  I just want something to believe in
  Ahh - its a lonely, lonely road Im on
  This side of paradise
  Im ridin in the back seat - black limousine
  Starin out the window at a funeral scene
  And then I get to thinkin - and it dont seem right
  Im sittin here safe and sound and someone I love is gone tonight
  I wanna know what theyre not tellin
  I dont wanna hear no lies
  I just want something to believe in
  Ahh - its a lonely, lonely road were on
  This side of paradise
  There aint no crystal ball
  Yhere aint no Santa Claus
  There aint no fairy tales
  There aint no streets of gold
  There aint no chosen few
  Its just me and you
  Thats all we got yeah
  Thats all we got to hold on to
  Yeah this side of paradise
  I remember bein a little boy in the back seat - nine years old
  Always askin questions - never did what I was told
  And then Id get to thinkin like I always do
  We wander round in the darkness but every now and then
  A little light shines through
  I wanna know what theyre not telling
  I dont wanna hear no lies
  I just want something to believe in
  Ahh - its a lonely, lonely road were on
  This side of paradise