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The Righteous Path
7,062
Rock
The Righteous Path was released on January 22, 2008 by New West Records as a part of the album Brighter Than Creation's Dark
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Release DateJanuary 22, 2008
LabelNew West Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM123

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Drive-By Truckers
Drive-By Truckers
Performer
Patterson Hood
Patterson Hood
Performer
Brad Morgan
Brad Morgan
Performer
John Neff
John Neff
Performer
Mike Cooley
Mike Cooley
Performer
Shonna Tucker
Shonna Tucker
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patterson Hood
Patterson Hood
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
David Barbe
David Barbe
Producer

Lyrics

I gotta brand new car that drinks a bunch a gas
Got a house in a neighbourhood that's fading fast
Got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much
Got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch
Got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids
A couple big secrets I'd kill to keep hid
I don't know God but I fear his wrath
I'm trying to stay focused on the righteous path
I've got a couple of opinions that I hold dear
Got a whole lotta debt and a whole lotta fear
Got an itch that ain't scratchin' but it feels alright
Got the need to blow it out on a Saturday night
Got a grille in the backyard and a case of beers
Got a boat that ain't seen the water in years
More bills than money I can do the math
I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path
I'm trying to keep focus as I drive down the road
On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load
Ain't bitchin about things that ain't in my grasp
Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path
This friend of mine, I've known him all my life
He can't get it right no matter how hard he tries
Got kids he don't see and several ex wives
A list of bad decisions 'bout 80 miles wide
Trouble with the law and the IRS
Where he'll get the money's anybody's guess
He's a long way off but if you was to ask
He'll say I'm trying to stay on the righteous path
We try to keep focused as we drive down the road
Like back in high-school before the world turned cold
Now the brakes are thin and the curves are fast
We're trying to hold steady on the righteous path
We're hanging out and we're hanging on
We're trying our best we can to keep on keeping on
We got messed up minds for these messed up times
And it's a thin thin line
Separating his from mine
We're trying to hold steady on the righteous path
80 miles an hour with a worn out map
No time for self pity or a load of crap
Just trying to stay focused on the righteous path
Written by: Patterson Hood
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