Eighty five miles out of Nashville, thinkin` `bout the way things change
Try an` keep it by the reigns
I`m a lone drifter big money flipper
Take anything you got on the rocks in a snifter
I missed her in Kentucky, went down to Louisiana
I never had no lovin` like I had in Alabama
A man of my word and ain`t out to hurt nobody
I`m just a M C to keep the boogie in the party

Been singin` lodi dodi since eighty four and
I`ll be singin` lodi dodi `til I`m eighty four
I couldn`t ask for more, life`s been sweet
So you can save the planet, I`ll save your seat
I been gone for weeks, I ain`t slept in days
I can`t find myself in this self made maze
It`s been so long since I`ve been fine
I`m just tryin` to see the bottom of this bottle of wine

And I know I`ll see better days
Well, I know you`ll see things my way

I never thought about change until
I spend a little time where time stood still
Been lookin` for a mill but I keep comin` up shy
I been a broke fool, I ain`t tryin` to be that guy
Wanna ride like lightning, roll like thunder
I`m tryin` to get some money, I ain`t getting any younger
At times I wonder, at times I won`t
Sometimes I give a f**k but most times I don`t

Even care, through stained glass windows these eyes stare
I try to stay straight but it`s kickin` my ass
Every time I look ahead I get a glimpse of the past
I sit half mass like a soldier`s flag
That`s why my left leg limps and my Dickies sag
It`s been so long since I`ve been fine
I`m just tryin` to see the bottom of this bottle of wine

And I know I`ll see better days
Well, I know you`ll see things my way

And I know I`ll see better days
Well, I know you`ll see things my way

Well, I been all around this crooked land
I come across walks, I shook Jim Beam`s hand
I got no plans and no place to go
It keep getting harder to just say no
I see the people laugh and people cry
That`s how some live and that`s how some die
Well me myself I`m gonna sit right here
And I`m a watch this world break down in tears

All my fears and dark gray skies
Couldn`t crack my smile or break my stride
Got too much pride, I got too much shout
I might be down but I still ain`t out
I got too much time and that`s all I have
When I leave this world I`ll still be sad
It`s been so long since I`ve been fine
I`m just tryin` to see the bottom of this bottle of wine

And I know I`ll see better days
Well I know you`ll see things my way

And I know I`ll see better days
Well I know you`ll see things my way