LYRICS

Black cloud followin' me around, little storm in my head
Good days I levitate off the ground, some days I can't get outta bed...

You believe everything you read
And I got stories to tell...

When I was young and didn't know no better
I let you pull me in...

If the end of the world is nigh
If every well is just about to run dry...

When you tire with miles to go
Keep on proud walk tall...

Been doin' fine keepin' my distance holdin' my own

But if we got anything in common it's that we can't leave well enough alone...

Every time grey clouds begin to gather
And I hear far off thunder rumble low...

Sun slippin' down low, breeze is turnin' cold
Clutch my collar tight to my neck...

Tail lights down the driveway disappear into the black
If I didn't up and die of a broken heart the weight would break my back...

It was the time of day you strain to hear a single sound
And a body does not leave a trace of shadow on the ground...

Empty promises are just dirty damn lies
Parading around in a cheap disguise…

It’s just one a them things one a them things
It ain’t right it ain’t wrong…

Maybe this time we got the time right
Lately I feel like life is kinda good…

You ain’t got no way of knowin’ what you got until it’s gone
My baby she sure showed me…

One foot in front of the other
Hot evenin’ breeze in the black…

The devil on your shoulder is your only friend
There he sits just to remind you all good things come to an end…

Sunlight filterin’ through the blinds
All is quiet and still…

Down in the valley where I started to pine
Buried by the weight of each day…

Two guesses where I been
Two guesses where I’m goin’…

Skippin’ cracks in the sidewalk
Kickin’ cracks in my head…

Well I saw the way she looked at you
Back when you were mine…

You lost your job and your life is a mess
The Devil may care, but I couldn’t care less…

I’m afraid of losing
Not afraid of losing you…

It seems my way of livin’ don’t live up to your standards
And if you had your way I’d be some proper kinda lady…

I recall the way things used to be
Back in the beginning…

Every day you tell me I’m a drunkard
And every night you lie awake and stew…

I’m left here alone
With this hole in my heart that just keeps growin’…

We can’t win for losin’
Fightin’ every step of the way…

Heartaches on long breaks I learn from my mistakes
Hope you do, too…

I didn’t mean to stay out all night drinkin’
I didn’t mean to stay out til the break of day…

I’ve been here before
Waitin’ round my door…

I been waitin’ round here for too long
Hopin’ love would find a way…

My baby left me for the north country
Where the wintry wind does blow…

Why don’t you go ahead and grab your shovel
Finish that beer and grab another…

There’s a hole in my heart ain’t nothin’ here can fill
But I just keep thinkin’ surely the whiskey will…

I came here to be all alone
To drink away my troubles on my own…

Many moons ago before the west was won
And the law was just the youngest man with the fastest gun…

I’m drinkin’ water tonight cos I drank all the whiskey this mornin’
Drank the whiskey this mornin’ cos my baby she ain’t comin home…

This old world ain’t been kind to me
And no matter how I try I can’t seem to change my stars…

Sure wish I could forgive you as quickly
As it seems you can forget me…

One more dance with the Devil
One more shot of whiskey…

It’s hard to wake up in the mornin’ when I just crawled into bed
With bad memories and alcohol swimmin’ in my head…

I went all the places Mama told me not to go
And I did all the things that Mama told me not to do…

I’m drivin’ down this highway and I’m doin’ mighty well
Stayin’ in between the lines as best as I can tell…