(2X) A man came to our house   I believe it was yesterday           I would have invited him in   But I didn’t have a lot to say          His anticipation of me opening the door Outweighed my apprehension as it never had before And drove my concentration right through that hardwood floor Ooo-ooh  a-ha                                I’m taking a walk            I’m going outside           I’m taking a walk            I’m just getting by                            There’s a girl in the white house   I don’t even know her name          Her disheveled appearance       Speaks volumes of shame            It’s an embarrassing situation but a situation just the same The way she walks on others and never takes the blame Upsets my constitution beyond its moral frame Ooo-ooh  a-ha                                I’m taking a walk            I’m going outside            I’m watching the birds           I’m just getting by                             Found a card in the pocket        Of my worn out overalls          From a girl in Cedar Rapids           Now residing in Idaho Falls            I wish you could have been there when she opened up the door And looked me in the face like she never did before I felt about as welcome as a Wal-Mart Superstore Ooo-ooh  a-ha                                I’m taking a walk            I’m going outside         I’m taking a walk            I don’t need a ride            I’m watching the birds           Flying so high            I?m just getting by              I?m just getting by