I need headroom,
Got to have headroom,
Some place to rest my head
I'm gettin' taller,
Thinkin's gettin' smaller,
Time is winnin' out instead

Well, I heard it on the news,
They're selling everything they can
And the American flag
Is manufactured in Japan
They're fightin' battles in the stars,
They're pourin' billions into Mars
And layin' right there at my feet,
There're people sleepin' in the street

Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

Well, I'm livin' on the farm,
Where chemistry has lost its charm
And every dusty wind that blows,
Is burnin' big holes in my clothes
They're burnin' big holes in the sky,
Makin' people wonder why
With all our land and sea and space,
Progress is wreckin' every place

Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

Well, if you want an assen-ell,
The government will wish you well,
And if you steal a million bucks,
The government will wish you luck
And they might even give you more,
If you're makin' things for war
But if you're poor and stealin' cars,
You'll spend your life behind the bars

Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

They're talkin' ethics on the hill,
They're talkin' union at the mill,
They're talkin' justice at the farm,
They're talkin' safety in the car
They're talkin' murder in the states,
They're talkin' cash to get a fix
They're talkin' virus in the bed,
I'm talkin' room to rest my head

Give me room, room, room, room, room, room

I need headroom,
Got to have headroom,
Some place to rest my head