In a dusty old church basement

My daddy lit his second cigarette

Spoke of all the years he wasted

Lettin' go of all those old regrets

And as I watch my own smoke settle

It's not too hard to understand

That so much of who I am today

Well, I just picked up secondhand

Was a time that I was searchin'

For somethin' I could call my own

Guess I didn't really have the goods

Now I'm rollin' over one more payday loan

Took a load down to the local pawn

Went back to work for my old man

Drivin' home tonight to the wife and kids

In a Plymouth that I bought secondhand

Cactus growin' 'round that old blue van

We used to roll out across this land

Feelin' brave and free, we were singin' "Born to Run"

I go and visit her from time to time

Sun settin' through that old red pine

Just held together with spare parts and duct tape 'til you’re done

I know I'm not the one she fell for

She smiles, but I can see it in her eyes

And when she stares into the distance

I know there's only so much she can hide

I’m headed to the tent revival

Where lost souls reach for Heaven's plan

I gotta find some kind of light tonight

Even if it's only secondhand

Cactus growin' 'round that old blue van

We used to roll out across this land

So many times, I can't remember where we started from

I go and visit her from time to time

Sun settin' through that old red pine

Just held together with spare parts and duct tape 'til you’re done

In a dusty old church basement

My daddy lit another cigarette

Blew the smoke up to the ceilin'

Lettin' go of all those old regrets

And as I watch my own smoke settle

It's not too hard to understand

That so much of who I am today

Well, I just picked up secondhand

I just picked up secondhand