Smile Like Jay

Sitting on an old dirt road
A cardboard box that he call home
The only thing left to his name
Bumming one last cigarette
More of a man than I've been
In his place I wouldn't last a day
But oh what I'd give for a smile like Jay

Lost his leg in an accident
Doctor took an ax to it
Whiskey and racing ain't child's play
Eleven ain't an easy age
To try to make a living wage
Still that smile never seemed to fade
Oh what I'd give for a smile like Jay

I'd throw away my coffee cup
I'd let my new corolla rust
It'd never get me out of this state
Every song I ever sang
And every cent I ever made
I'd let it all wash down the drain
Oh what I'd give for a smile like Jay

My bills are paid, needs are met
Have everything not happy yet
Spent twenty years bitching about my day
Got three square meals and a heated pool
Growing up I went to private school
I know I'm blessed to live in the states
But oh what I'd give for a smile like Jay

I'd throw away my coffee cup
I'd let my new corolla rust
It'd never get me out of this state
Every song I ever sang
And every cent I ever made
I'd let it all wash down the drain
Oh what I'd give for a smile like Jay

I'd throw away my coffee cup
I'd let my new corolla rust
It'd never get me out of this state
Every song I ever sang
And every cent I ever made
I'd let it all wash down the drain
Oh what I'd give for a smile like Jay