As I watch the sun
Set slowly, I hold back the tears
And I can't help but wonder
Why the Lord had to put me here

Cause I've raised hell
All night long
And I've seen a good
Man go wrong

And I can't help
The way that I am
Cause the whiskey, weed and women
Had the upper hand

Livin' lonely
Is the life that I been livin'
I got drunk
The day my paw went to prison

And when my mama died
I just didn't care about livin'
And I drank myself blind
Just tryin' to find a good reason

And I've raised hell
All night long
And I've seen a good
Man go wrong

And I can't help
The way that I am
Cause the whiskey, weed and women
Have the upper hand

Yeah, the whiskey weed and women
Have the upper hand, hand, hand


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    You have now idea how much this hits home! Reminds me of backyard parties, (our backyards being pastures, in Indiana) and just as the sun sets, you remember all the shit that has happened to you, and then you just get drunk and whatever to kill the pain.

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