I Wrote The Book

I took a wrong turn down
A dead-end street and
Fell into another bar
I shook off the rain
Pulled up a seat and
Drowned my weary heart
An old man sat down next
To me with years etched on his face
He said "You better take
It easy son, or you'll never
Leave this place"
I laughed and bought
Another drink, and a
Double for him too
I told him all my struggles
And the hell I'm going through
The broken dreams
The things I've seen
And the people I've let down
He raised a glass and half
A smile and bought another round
And he said "Don't tell me
'cause you know I wrote the book"
"And trouble's been my
Shadow for so long"
"But the words I wrote
They won't do you any good"
"You gotta live your life before
You're dead and gone"
We laughed and cried
For hours as we drank
Away the night
He spoke of sins and
Celebrations, the stories of his life
"Son, you think you've
Got it tough, as bad as it can get"
"But I've seen my share
Of ups and downs and
You ain't seen nothing yet"
"You ain't seen nothing yet"
"So don't tell me
'cause you know I wrote the book"
"And trouble's been my
Shadow for so long"
"But the words I wrote
They won't do you any good"
"You gotta live your life
Before you're dead and gone"
The lights go up
We've had too much and
Everyone's gone home
But let's have one more
For the good times
And one more for the road
One more for the road
"Don't tell me, 'cause you
Know I wrote the book"
"And trouble's been my
Shadow for so long"
"But the words I wrote
They won't do you any good"
"You gotta live your life
Before you're dead and gone"
"You gotta live your life
Before you're dead and gone