Chief had been out of the army   For 15 years or more   He was still marching up and down that street   Just like he was walking a war   They called him the chief 'cause he was Indian   It was a name they said behind his back   In the summer he'd march without any shoes   Until the soles of his feet turned black   'Till the soles of his feet turned black      His hands wouldn't work the machinery   'Cause his brain told him what to say   It's a hell of a life but it's somebodys life   Up and down the street all day      Honey have a look at the places   Like a dog running on a track   The wheels keep on going as fast as you get there   You don't ever get to go back   I don't really know what I'm doing   Just watching myself in some play   And the actress looks like she wants to go home   And lie in bed all day   Yeah, lie in a big bed all day      Her hands wouldn't work the machinery   'Cause his brain tells him what to say   It's a hell of a life but it's somebodys life   Up and down the street all day, yeah      Well I wish that you could see me when I'm flying in my dreams   The way I laugh there way up high   The way I look when I fly   The way I live   The way I fly      Chief got out of the army   Jesus went to live with the poor   I'm still marching up and down that street   I don't know what I'm doing that for   I don't know what I'm doing that for   I don't know what I'm doing that for