I have stood my ground when I should have turned and run
Watched my dreams melt away like ice cubes in the sun
I fell in love with ladies that don't know I even exist
I prayed to my savior and held a razor to my wrist
I found myself in trouble, and I lost my self in vain
Busted in these honky-tonks and broke down in the rain
I heard that sirens of confusion in the canyons of my mind
Sentenced to eternity, accused of killing time
Lord I guess I lasted longer than most folks thought I would,
Over worked and under paid and so misunderstood.
And I suffered from the burden of an excess of extremes
But I made it through the desert with a canteen full of dreams
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I spent my mind on music, lost my soul inside a song.
Seems like people like me got nowhere to belong.
Others seem to know where they're bound and where they've been.
But I felt like I was always on the outside looking in.
But I guess I lasted longer than most folks thought I would,
Over worked and under payed and so misunderstood.
I suffered from the burden of an excess of extremes.
But I made it through the desert with a canteen full of dreams
Post-Chorus
Lord I guess I lasted longer than most folks thought I would,
Over worked and under paid and so misunderstood.
And I suffered from the burden of an excess of extremes
But I made it through the desert with a canteen full of dreams
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