Hank

my first record was the pressure is on
ain't it funny how your life can change with a song
that's the first time i ever heard
country boy can survive
now i got a guitar and a li'l band, i live hard, i live fast
just like the man
because you can't just say it,
it's got to be part of your life
guess i'm finally whiskey bent now and hell bound
because i been low but i ain't ever been this far down

i need a backroad somewhere deep in the pines
spinning my wheels until the sun shines
because i'm back at the bottom
and i ain't got nothing to lose
yea i've prayed to the lord i've struggled and strived
i will never get out of this world alive
so hank won't ya help me, because i'm low down
and singing the blues

i almost od'd in denver just the other night
i was high in the rockies on a 13-hour flight
trying to get home to my country state of mind
now these blues, they come and go just like the rain
i need a li'l more help to ease the pain
mister weatherman won't you push these clouds away
but leave me alone because i'm singin' all damn night
there's a tear in my beer, guess i finally know why