Greg Brown: Who woulda thunk it

We used to say I could walk all night, and we could and we didDown that gravel road, to that tiny town, and the door always openedNow we say I could walk all night. It's not trueWe can't walk all night, no, because we don't want toWe want a bed and a blanket, some light breakfast, sometime tomorrowWe want a bed and a blanket, some light breakfast, sometime tomorrowAnd I sing it now, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itHey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itWe used to say I could eat a horse, and we could and we didIn fast food joints in the middle of someplace on the way to someplace elseNow we say I could eat a horse. It's not trueWe can't eat a horse, no, because we don't want toWe want somethin from the cookbook, that new one with the great graphicsSomethin from the cookbook, that new one with the great graphicsOh and I sing it now, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itHey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itWe used to say I don't care if I never have any moneyAs long as I have my sweet honey and a shack in the woodlandNow we say I don't care if I don't have money, but it's not trueWe can't live without money, no, because we don't want toWe want one of those and two of those, and oh that one looks neat, wrap it upPut it on my MasterCard. Put it on my VisaAnd I sing it now, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itHey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itHey hey, hey heyHey hey, hey hey now, who woulda thunk itWe used to say I don't care if I never grow oldI'm gonna flame, gonna burn, take one quick turn and be gone like James DeanNow we don't say that. It's too late to die youngSo we sit at the table long after supper and a good wineHere's what we sing, we go, hey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk itHey hey, hey hey, who woulda thunk it