MY POCKETS ARE EMPTY THOUGH MY WIFE HAS SENT ME
TO THE STORE FOR SOME CIGARETTES AND BREAD
I STARTED WALKIN' THERE GOT AS FAR AS THE SQUARE
THEN THE SMELL OF BEER WENT TO MY HEAD
THE THING ABOUT BEER, IT CAN MAKE A MAN HEAR
VOICES FROM DAYS LONG SINCE PAST
AND WITH EVERY THIRD DRINK IT'LL MAKE YOU THINK
THAT YOUR YOUTH WILL ALWAYS LAST
NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU MOVE
IT TAKES A LIFETIME TO PROVE TO YOURSELF
I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE
I GOT ONE FOOT IN THE DOOR, I JUST WANT ONE MORE
I THOUGHT OF A TIME WHEN MY FUTURE WAS MINE
THESE DAYS I BARELY SURVIVE ON LOT NUMBER FIVE
IN THE MOBILE ACRES ON THE EASTSIDE OF TOWN