Fur Coat Blues

I've got a very troubled mind Ten feet to go, ten feet behind I know I'll get my time But it's a long way down the line Lately, I'm scared of being alive I've got my own dog barking when I walk inside But what's the use of holding my pride I've only got one shot at being alive I'm in some head-high water Whiskey wallow But I told my father I'd carry on his name with my sons and daughters Raise them taller And I'll hang my head beneath the tin roof rain When I get through these fur coat blues I thought a while about what to do I had me a case of them fur coat blues But that ain't nothing new I've been here a time or two Lately, I'm scared of being alive I've got this hesitation and it's running wild But what's the use of living in doubt I've only one shot until my time runs out I'm in some head-high water Whiskey wallow But I told my father I'd carry on his name with my sons and daughters Raise them taller And I'll hang my head beneath the tin roof rain When I get through these fur coat blues When I get through these fur coat blues