Dancin' With My Demons

He said, there was a time when I thought I had it all figured out

Walked around this town without a single doubt

Gonna make a difference for certain someday

Thought, oh, it won't be long, I'll be on my way

Then one day the hands on the clock just up and stopped movin

Stuck in first gear, everything I touched I ruined

A lot of doors slam shut when you miss all them deadlines

Dancin' with my demons became my brand new pastime

Dancin' with my demons became my brand new pastime

Old man used to preach, "Ain't about what you say,

But what you do

Don't be another one of them people promise a lot and never follow through

At seventeen, I wasn't listening, nobody knew more than me

He did what he could, but I was too proud 'til the real world helped me see

Then one day the hands on the clock just up and stopped movin

Stuck in first gear, everything I touched I ruined

A lot of doors slam shut when you miss all them deadlines

Dancin' with my demons became my brand new pastime

Dancin' with my demons became my brand new pastime

I had a little girl and she loved me so, but I was too blind to see

With a whole lotta help from my chemical crutches, figured I'd be better off free

Stumbled around this town, a year or two I guess

Once again, I was wrong and it was time to confess

I could disappear for a few days, 'bout all I'd need

Tank of gas in my truck, a case of beer and you won't find me

And leaving the situation became my modus operandi

Running from my fears, but if I ain't around, no one could ask why

Then one day the hands on the clock just up and stopped movin

Stuck in first gear, everything I touched I ruined

All them doors slam shut when you miss too many deadlines

And dancin' with my demons became my brand new

Dancin' with my demons became my brand new pastime