I grew up dirty and I grew up poor The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare And I had the gift of imagination I could change my situation Anytime I choose I could always go Down Paradise Road
I found a kingdom deep within A place dream and to pretend And to prepare for the world out there A dream can dress you when you're ragged Fill you up when hunger's naggin' I warmed my soul when life was cold On Paradise Road
Paradise is a state of mind The sun shines warm and all the time And the rain don't flow and the wind don't blow On Paradise Road A place no one can take from me A place of everlasting peace Where dreamers go; It's never closed Paradise Road
Paradise is a state of mind Down the road of life and time And the friends we meet Make the travlin' sweet On Paradise Road Sometimes now when the world is mad I find that place I've always had Inside my soul; It's paved in gold Paradise Road
I grew up dirty and I grew up poor The wolf didn't even hang 'round our door Not a crumb to spare and the cupboard bare But I had the gift of imagination I could change my situation Anytime I choose I could always go Down Paradise Road
