A friend of mine dropped out of school    He didn't tell no one. He just left one day    Folks said he was actin' like a fool    But he said, "I was about to go crazy and I was already foolish anyway    And what did I have to lose? What did I have to lose?"       He took off to Wisconsin late that night    Wisconsin, where he figured he could blend in    He said nothing felt good under him- not the road,    Not the tuition money in his pocket,    Not really even the car he was driving in    And what did he have to lose? What did he have to lose?    He said       CHORUS    At least I got a car I can drive tonight    I know it ain't much but it makes me feel alright    And alright ain't good, but alright's alright    At least I got a car I can drive tonight       Oh, college was hard for me and my friends    We all felt like little kids but they said we couldn't act that way    I knew I was supposed to change    But changing's hard and it was easier just to play video games    What did we have to lose? What did we have to lose?    We said       Man, sometimes don't you want to just sit still?    OCause you can only run so fast or drive so far    And home might feel like a funny idea that you never understood    But you want it more than you want the car       BRIDGE    Cause you're tired of how the seats feel    And you're tired of the steering wheel    And you'd buy a new car but    The last thing you want is something new    Last thing you want is something new    Going home feels like the thing you ought to do    Cause You can only drive so far       CHORUS    Man I wish I had a home tonight    Somewhere I could feel more than alright    And alright ain't bad, but alright's just alright    And, man, I wish I had a home tonight    (Man, I wish I had a home)