these days
Bon Jovi Lyrics

I was walking around, just a face in the crowd Trying to keep myself out of the rain
I felt insignificant and unnoticed, just roaming the streets aimlessly trying to avoid getting wet

Saw a vagabond king wear a Styrofoam crown Wondered if I might end up the same
I saw a homeless man with a makeshift crown and wondered if I too would end up in a similar state of desperation

There's a man out on the corner Singing old songs about change Everybody got their cross to bare, these days
There's a man on the street corner singing songs about change, as everyone seems to be going through their own struggles in the present time

She came looking for some shelter with a suitcase full of dreams To a motel room on the boulevard Guess she's trying to be James Dean She's seen all the disciples and all the wannabes No one wants to be themselves these days Still there's nothing to hold on to but these days
A woman arrived with ambitions and aspirations, but ended up in a motel that's far from glamorous. She's copying the persona of James Dean, and has seen numerous people who are trying to be somebody else instead of themselves, just like these days. Unfortunately, there's nothing to hold on to at the moment but the present time

These days, the stars seem out of reach These days, there ain't a ladder on these streets These days, are fast, nothing lasts in this graceless age There ain't nobody left but us these days
Lately, it feels like the stars are unreachable and there's no ladder to climb to success. The current era is fast-paced, and nothing seems to endure in this unforgiving age. It seems like there's nobody else but us to face this world

Jimmy shoes busted both his legs, trying to learn to fly From a second story window, he just jumped and closed his eyes His momma said he was crazy, he said, momma, I've got to try Don't you know that all my heroes died And I guess I'd rather die than fade away
Jimmy tried to fly by jumping off the second story, but ended up severely injuring himself. His mother thought he was insane, but Jimmy was determined and said that all his heroes died. He'd rather die than fade away into the abyss of the forgotten

I know Rome's still burning Though the times have changed This world keeps turning round and round and round and round These days
Even though times have changed, Rome is still burning, and the world keeps spinning in a continuous motion. That's just how it is these days

These days, the stars seem out of reach But these days, there ain't a ladder on these streets These days are fast, love don't last in this graceless age Even innocence has caught the midnight train And there ain't nobody left but us these days
Currently, the stars appear too far away and there's no means to reach them. There's also no ladder to climb to the top. These days are fast-paced, and love is short-lived in this brutal world. Even innocence has disappeared, as though it caught the last train. It feels like there's no one else but us in this world right now

These days, the stars seem out of reach These days, there ain't a ladder on these streets These days, are fast, nothing lasts There ain't no time to waste There ain't nobody left to take the blame There ain't nobody left but us these days
Currently, it feels like the stars are unattainable, and there's no ladder to climb to success. The present days may end quickly and nothing seems to be lasting. There's no time to waste, with no one else to hold accountable, except us