Keeping the Tigers Away

I begged, I borrowed, I stole
My soul was for sale
So that we could belong
And taste the finer things
The things that only winning brings
I knew we would get there all alone

We crawled
We said "Yes, Sir" and "No, Sir"
And closer we came
To the magic and the gold

I learned how to laugh, how to lie
Look them right in the eye
I saw people bought and people sold
We were keepin' the tigers away

Keepin' thе tigers away
Hiding from the real thing
That always comеs some day
Keepin' the tigers
Keepin' the tigers away

And then one day you ask
"Is that all there is"
It all goes by so fast
There's the house and the car and the kids
And your finally see the world for what it really is

You were keepin' the tigers away
Keepin' the tigers away
Hiding from the real thing
That always comes some day
Keepin' the tigers
Keepin' the tigers away