I've seen the Joshua Tree
Got down on my knees
Threw the Virgin Mother a prayer
I've walked glass barefooted
Strolled 'cross the devil's hot coal
I've tried everything, I swear
Oh but hey (hey), what can I say?
I'm a desperate man
I said hey (hey), what can I say?
I'm just a desperate man
Fortuneteller told me
«No more last chances
You got no future at all»
Oh but I ain't listenin'
To black-hearted gypsy
Then a crucifix to a bedroom wall
But hey (hey), what can I say?
I'm a desperate man
I said hey (hey), what can I say?
I'm just a desperate man
I'm a half-cock, full-tilt, scarred-hands-to-the-hilt,
don't-push-me grown-ass man
Yeah flashin' light, caution, careful where ya cross son,
'til she comes back again
But now hey (hey), what can I say?
I'm a desperate man
Oh hey (hey), what can I say?
I'm just a desperate man
Oh hey (hey), I said hey (hey)
Woah what can I say, I'm a desperate man
Oh hey (hey), I said hey (hey)
I'm just a desperate man
Grown-ass man