I got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas
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I got a house in a neighborhood that's fading fast
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I got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much
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I got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch
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I got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids
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I got a couple of big secrets I'd kill to keep hid
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I don't know God but I fear his wrath
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I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path
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I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear
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A whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fear
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I got an itch that needs scratching but it feels alright
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I got the need to blow it out on Saturday night
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I got a grill in the backyard and a case of beers
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I got a boat that ain't seen the water in years
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More bills than money, I can do the math
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I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path
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I'm trying to keep focused as I drive down the road
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On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load
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Ain't bitching bout things that aren't in my grasp
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Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path
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There's this friend of mine I've known all my life
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Who can't get it right no matter how hard he tries
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He's got kids he don't see and several ex-wives
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And a list of bad decisions bout eight miles wide
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Trouble with the law and the IRS
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And where he'll get the money's anybody's guess
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He's a long way off but if you was to ask
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He'd say he's trying to stay focused on the righteous path
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Trying to keep focused as we drive down the road
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Like we did back in High School before the world turned cold
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Now the brakes are thin and the curves are fast
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We're trying to hold steady on the righteous path
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We're hanging out and we're hanging on
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We're trying the best we can to keep keeping on
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We got messed up minds for these messed up times
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And it's a thin thin line separating his from mine
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Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
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80 miles and hour with a worn out map
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No time for self-pity or self-righteous crap
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Trying to stay focused on the righteous path
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The Righteous Path
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Drive-By Truckers |