Van Morrison - Hard Nose the Highway lyrics

Hey kids, dig the first takes
Ain't that some interpretation?
When Sinatra sings against
Nelson Riddle strings then takes a vacation

Seen some hard times drawn some bad lines
No time for shoeshines hard nose the highway

I was tore down at the dead's place
A shaved head at the organ
But that wasn't half as bad as it was, oh no
Belfast and Boston

Seen some hard times drawn some bad lines
No time for shoeshines hard nose the highway

Put your money where your mouth is
Then we can get something going
In order to win you must
Be prepared to lose sometime
And leave one or two cards showing

Seen some hard times drawn some bad lines
No time for shoeshines hard nose the highway