Rode Hard

i could ruin my reputation around here
but this town don't know me from eve
somebody put something in the water
i swear i only had one beer
maybe i'd better leave
i walk these streets with a dazed expression
hey ain't you got somewhere you're supposed to be
every prank phone call and minor insurrection
sin, bad check, heck, they can pin it all on me

rode hard and put away wet
driven round the bend
got far down as i could get
but i'm going back out again

a person could get their hand blown off reaching
there's some things you really shouldn't touch
a guy told me that i was asking for trouble
i had to kick his ass, i didn't like it much
a girl gets tired of doing all this for nothing
you look around and everyone's got retirement funds
they're all socking away saving for the future
while i buy shoes, shave my legs and see how fast i can run

rode hard and put away wet...
it's way too dark in this old stall
i can't find a pen to write my number on the wall
yeah i got brains and a good hair conditioner
i wanna be ready when they take that aerial shot
went by the parish house last night for dinner
lively conversation but the food was not so hot
and what's there to look forward to but ice cream and t.v.
i'd like to meet the man giving milk a bad name
peeking in windows at different happy families
while the lonely so and so's y'know
we all look the same

rode hard and put away wet...