"Real World Now" lyrics

I've been thinkin' hard, been thinking hard about life
I've been realizing it's hard as cutting steel with a wooden knife
But I sure am glad, sure am glad I got you by my side

I've been working hard, been working past my youth
Truth is it's not for me but to put up a better life for you
And I promise you, one day, we're gonna live in a big estate
With a garden
I know you want a garden

This game of life can take you for a whirl
Hell, I guess we're in the real world now

Been trying but it's hard
To make a living out of this guitar
The pay is cheap when you're playing for drinks
With an out-of-tune string
In a smoky bar
But one day, it'll all pay off
We'll get eloped and we'll run off together

This game of life can take you for a whirl
Hell, I guess we're in the real world now

Been trying but it's hard
To make a living out of this guitar
The pay is cheap when you're playing for drinks
With an out-of-tune string
In a smoky bar
But one day it'll all pay off, baby, it'll pay off for us

This game of life can take you for a whirl
Hell, I guess we're in the real world

This game of life can take you for a whirl
Hell, I guess we're in the real world

Real world now
Yeah, come on
Oh baby, yeah
Give it to me