Daniel Lincoln

Daniel Lincoln worked 'til the day he died
for a slice of American Pie. 
Yeah, a little piece of the American Dream. 
He worked day in, day out throughout the week,
Didn't even give himself enough time to sleep. 
Yeah, couldn't even make time to sleep. 

We are young, we are old.  In the body, in the soul. 
We are rich and we are poor.  But never less and never more. 
Times are up, times are down.  Time to turn it all around. 
Oh,  keep your head up and never give up. 

Measured his life in dollar bills, so happiness was only an acquired skill yeah, whoa and nothin' real. 
Daniel woke up one day and saw they'd pretty much
taken it all away. 
Yeah, so he took a little time away. 

We are young, we are old.  In the body, in the soul. 
We are rich and we are poor.  But never less and never more. 
Times are up, times are down.  Time to turn it all around. 
Oh,  keep your head up and never give up. 

'Cause nothin's left when hope is gone. 
Nothin' left for holdin' on. 
Nothin' left but the company store. 
This ain't the town you ever knew before. 
Oh, this town is many things but it ain't no place to die. 
And now you tell me the well's run dry. 

Daniel woke up one day and saw they'd pretty much taken it all away. 

We are young, we are old.  In the body, in the soul. 
We are rich and we are poor.  But never less and never more. 
Times are up, times are down.  Time to turn it all around. 
Oh,  keep your head up and never give up. 
(Repeat chorus.)