I get high, so I don't get low
I drown my misery, till it overflows
Hell, when I get to drinking, man I really get to sinkin'
Livin' fast and dying slow
I get high
So I don't get low
Well the rent is due, the car payment too,
And they just shut out the lights
I'm battered and bruised from the women and booze
Late mornin's and later nights
Things are out of hand for this ramblin man
Seems I just can't seem to win
Its one step forward, and 12 steps back,
Before I slide downhill again
I get high, so I don't get low
I drown my misery, till it overflows
Hell, when I get to drinking, man I really get to sinkin'
Livin' fast and dying slow
I get high
So I don't get low
Well the irs and the dea
They keep on banging down my door
And they took so goddamn much from me
That im a-sleepin on the floor
This broken down picker gonna start to feelin' sicker
Till the 90 proof starts to pour
And don't ya give me no preachin' cause theres never any teachin'
For a white knuckle troubadour
I get high
So I don't get low
I drown my misery, till it overflows
Hell, when I get to drinkin, man I really get to sinkin'
Livin fast, and dyin slow
I get high
So I don't get low
I get high
So I don't get low