C F G C
C
Well it’s my personal philosophy
F
that there are two extremes, and then there’s me
G C
The good, the bad, and the in-between .
Well there’s a glass half empty and a glass half full,
if there’s whiskey involved I may take a pull.
I’m a man who likes to get his kicks.
Well I start to drink about seven or nine,
breakfast for dinner and a bag of wine.
I don’t need a glass, the pour spout’ll do just fine.
Well I sing the blues with a shade of green.
One day I’ll leave this road and live among the trees.
I might die young, I might grow old, but I guess we’ll see.
F G
And there are so many things in this world to see.
C Am
I can’t help it if I want to live free.
F G C
It’s a great big world out there, and it’s callin’ me.
Well I like my women like I like my cars,
fast and thorough, and they drive real hard.
They don’t break down as long as I treat em’ right.
But the hardest women that I’d ever seen,
was my dear ol’ mama, she’d killed the king.
With a few strong words she brought him to his knees.
She said, “You’re too damn drunk to be my man!”
So she kicked him out, and took a hold of the land.
And that’s just the way it went.
Well I learned my lessons from that guy,
I don’t drink all day, I don’t get too high.
But I still love to rock and roll!
Chorus
Well me and my friends all play in the band,
we got no choice ‘cause we shook Satan’s hand.
And now we’re bound by contract.
Oh to play until our dying day,
and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
It’s our bread and butter, and that’s a fact!
Well we raise a most harmonious sound,
ten dirty kids and their loyal hounds.
We’ll let you take us home for the night.
Well we ride around in vans and cars,
play on your streets and in your bars.
Vagabond gypsies is what we are.
And there are so many things in this world to see.
We can’t help it if we want to live free.
It’s a great big world out there, and it’s callin’ us.
credits
from Workin' Progress,
released July 26, 2011
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