I remember when the band used to come to town
Must have been about thirteen
Out there in the middle of nowhere
The Invaders were laying it down

Went down to old man Andersons music store
Got a steel string guitar
And by the light of the radio
Made my fingers sore 

But I didn’t know the price you pay
No I didn’t know the price you pay

Left my hometown when I was still a boy
Landed in the city
Played the streets for fifteen bucks a day
And the girls were pretty

I didn’t  know the price you pay
You can never go back no babe
There’s a price you pay
And its hard when you’re nowhere
You can never go back no babe
There’s a price you pay
And its hard when you’re down there
 
Ran into an old friend of mine today
We talked of times we had
Is anything ever gonna come our way
We just had to laugh

I didn’t  know the price you pay
You can never go back no babe
There’s a price you pay
And its hard when you’re nowhere
You can never go back no babe
There’s a price you pay
And its hard when you’re down there

No I didn’t know the price you pay
No no I didn’t know the price you pay

I remember when the band used to come to town
Must have been about thirteen
Out there in the middle of nowhere 
The Invaders were laying it down