Whiskey Over Cabernet

I know I've got a couple bills to pay
Take whiskey over cabernet
Always on the move
Chasing dreams that might come true some day
I know what you think and you're wrong (think that you're wrong)
I've been trying way too long
Got music in my soul, and I'm never going to let that fade away

I've been living MIA
Find another place to play
I've been working so hard
I don't think I slept a night in May

You might think I'm off my chain
Ask me questions, pick my brain
You won't understand me
That's why my best friend is Mary Jane and
I can't even trust nobody
Everyone is the same to me

Acting like they're friends of yours
Then smother you when in your sleep
I just need a melody to put me in a magazine
And fill my house with R&B
I've had this dream since '93

When everything was clear to me
No smoke to fog my memory
I see myself differently
Might sell out, but won't play for free
I haven't even started yet
Been dreaming of the Cali sunset
Oh my, oh my don't blow my high this time

I know I've got a couple bills to pay
Take whiskey over cabernet
Always on the move
Chasing dreams that might come true some day
I know what you think, and you're wrong
When you say that I've been trying way too long (I've been trying too long)
Got music in my soul, and I'm never going to let that fade away

If you have never sacrificed
Then why would I take your advice?
There's a reason why I stay up working most nights
I'm not doing this for likes, I've got a real vision
And I might have to pay the price to get some recognition
Then I could be right where I want to be
No more waiting tables, this is not my identity

All I need is a beer in my hand
And I can play you every song from your favorite band
While you were flying around
I reinvented myself

I finally broke down and took all the old books off of the shelf
That I should have read in college
But I was too cool for knowledge
I wish I could go back in time and take myself hostage
To keep my mind on track 'cause it always holds me back
Like a panic attack, it comes and goes

I know I've got a couple bills to pay
Take whiskey over cabernet
Always on the move
Chasing dreams that might come true some day
I know what you think, and you're wrong
When you say that I've been trying way too long (I've been trying too long)
Got music in my soul, and I'm never going to let that fade away

Every time I think I'm slipping, I write in my head
Think I drank myself half dead
But I'll be dancing on my death bed
Can't take the music out of my head

I know I've got a couple bills to pay
Take whiskey over cabernet
Always on the move
Chasing dreams that might come true some day
I know what you think, and you're wrong
When you say that I've been trying way too long (I've been trying too long)
Got music in my soul, and I'm never going to let that fade away