Sober

I've been mad, I've been drunk

I've been so high I can't tell up from down

But lately, I've been working on

Trying to get my feet back on the ground

It ain't easy on the wagon

Hell, I lost more of my mind than I have found

All these drinking songs we're playing

Make it hard staying sober in this town

I'd take a paycheck and I'd turn it to a sack of weed

And I'd burn it straight to hell

I'd drink a beer joint dry and then the next day

I'm right back at the well

If the body is a temple

I worked hard to keep that steeple spinning 'round

Then one day, I heard the preacher say

Lord, it's hard staying sober in this town

Lord, I pray for the courage

To greet the hardened faces with a smile

They don't notice any difference

But then again I guess forgiveness

Just takes a while

Would you believe he'd give a sinner

Like me amazing grace

How sweet that sound

But it's been hell crossing over

It's so hard staying sober in this town

And the hardest part ain't over

It's so hard staying sober in this town