We Are The People Our Parents Warned Us About

I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest

Or a Naval Academy grad

That was the way that my parents perceived me

Those were the plans that they had

But I couldn't fit the part too dumb or too smart

Ain't it funny how we all turned out

I guess we are the people

Our parents warned us about

You know I coulda worked the rigs when the money was big

Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad

And when they tried to draft me, I earned a college degree

Buyin' time 'til things were not so bad

But then I got a guitar, found a job in a bar

Playin' acid rock 'til I was numb

Tell me where are the flashbacks

They all warned us would come

We are the people

They couldn't figure out

We are the people

Our parents warned us about

Hey, hey, Gardner McKay

Take us on the Leaky Tiki with you

Clear skies bound for Shanghai

Sailing cross the ocean blue

So blue

Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation

When it only used to take a cent

Sometimes I wish I was back in my crash-pad days

Before I knew what cash flow meant

Seems everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shit

Don't tell me that I ought to get rolfed

'Cause I love Cajun martinis

And playin' afternoon golf

We are the people

There isn't any doubt

We are the people

They still can't figure out

We are the people

Who love to sing Twist and Shout

Shake it up baby

We are the people

Our parents warned us about

Isn't any doubt

Hey, hey, hey

Gardner McKay (Gardner McKay)

I wanna sail away today

Isn't any doubt

They warned us about

Hey, hey, hey

C'mon now Gardner McKay

I wanna sail away today