Doin' the Heavy Liftin'

Lying here this morning everything hurts
I don't think I ever felt any worse
Thinking's painful, my eyes are red
I'll swear off drinking before I'm out of bed
Been doing the heavy lifting to get you out of my head
I'm a gambler, a liar, and a cheat
I've snatched victory from the jaws of defeat
I'm a schemer, Machiavellian too
There ain't nothing I won't do
Been doing the heavy lifting to make a dream come true
If I owe you something if I'm in your debt
I'm keeping score I don't forget
I've got the wood you've got the nails
I'll be a martyr if all else fails
Been doing the heavy lifting to even the scales
Got a philosophy to which I'm bound
I tell myself everything I need is all around
I bend like a skyscraper in the wind and rain
I indulge myself and I abstain
Been doing the heavy lifting to stay sane
You give me oxygen the stuff of life
You're a sweet little girl but you've got me at the point of a knife
The pain is palpable but I like it I do
I write love songs and poetry too
Been doing the heavy lifting to make love to you
I've asked hard questions I've looked in mirrors
I've tried to judge what kind of man appears
Have I done more good than harm on a whole?
Is there an afterlife? Is there rock and roll?
Been doing the heavy lifting to save my soul
When you're left standing in the dust
Doesn't matter what's fair or what's just
They smile at you and pretend to be kind
You have to show everybody something they thought they'd never find
Been doing the heavy lifting to change your mind
I can pick myself up, I can swallow my pride
No one can ever say I never tried
I don't care what anyone else does as long as it's not on my dime
I'll give you my best years I'll give you my prime
Been doing the heavy lifting to make up for lost time