Never owned a brand new car

Never worked in a white collar

Never held a woman longer

Than I held one single dollar

I never went out chasin� rainbows

�Cause there can�t be that much to it

Even if I found my pot of gold

I know I�d piss right through it



I can�t remember ever wanting

For one second of my life

Even if I did it cost too much

To ever pay the price

I don�t dance out on the dark side

Ain�t no secrets I have to tell

So you don�t have to say a prayer for me

I just said one for myself



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I�m livin� my life

Under my terms

I�m callin� the shots

As far as I can see

I don�t owe nobody nothin�

I don�t answer to a soul

Might not work for you

But it works for me



I�ve been bent and bruised and broken

And flat busted once or twice

I brought most of it upon myself

But I never compromised

My pride�s too hard to swallow

So I�ve chewed a lot of it

Mild-mannered and soft-hearted

And hard-headed as you get

I live out on the backroads

Where I walk my country mile

And if it�s so good in the city

Why don�t anybody smile?

The traffic�s always heavy

And the air ain�t fit to breathe

I ain�t saying that it�s wrong for you

It just don�t make sense to me



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