I gave up cartoons on Saturday
Quarter a piece for pinecones is what Grandma paid
Walkin' 'round the backyard with a Kroger sack
Thinkin' about how much I'd make once it was packed
Five dollars to an eight-year-old would buy the world
But what I learned back then taught me so much more
'Cause nobody wanted nothin' from me 'cause I had nothin' to give
Just my whole life before me that I can't wait to live
Nowadays, lookin' back on a life that's halfway gone
Lord, I wish that I could be back home
Pickin' up pinecones
I gave up drinkin' a couple years ago
Gave back most the stuff that I got on thе road
I found out dreams are like fairwеather friends
And when you finally wake up, they're gone again
Well, thank God I held on to a little piece of my soul
And after all this time, it's all I got to show
'Cause nobody wanted nothin' from me 'cause I had nothin' to give
Just my whole life before me that I can't wait to live
Nowadays, lookin' back on a life that's halfway gone
Lord, I wish that I could be back home
Pickin' up pinecones
When I give my last breath and my life is gone
Lord, I'll be glad to be back home
Pickin' up pinecones