I'm tired Joey Boy,
while you're out with the sheep
My life is so troubled, I can't go to sleep
And I would walk myself
out but the streets are so dark
I will wait 'til the morning
and walk in the park
Yeah life is so simple
when one isn't home
And I'm never complaining
when there's work to be done
Oh I'm tired Joey Boy
with the makings of men
I would like to be cheerful again
And ambition will take you
and ride you too far
And conservatism will bring you
to boredom once more
So go out by the river
watch the stream flow
Recall all those dreams
you once used to know
The ones you've forgotten
that took you away
To pastures not greener but meaner
Yeah the love of the simple
is all that I need
I have no time for schism
or lovers of greed
Go up to the mountain
go up to the glen
Where silence will touch you
and heartbreak will mend