Br5-49 Lifetime To Prove Lyrics

Lifetime To Prove Lyrics

My pockets are empty though my wife has sent me



To the store for some cigarettes and bread



I started walking there got as far as the square



Then the smell of beer went to my head



The thing about beer it can make a man hear



Voices from days long since past



And with every third drink it'll make you think



That your youth will always last



No matter which way you move it takes a lifetime to prove



To yourself I could have been more



I got one foot in the door I just want one more







I thought of a time when my future was mine



It didn't matter what anyone said



I was handsome and strong and when I walked along



I stood erect and looked straight ahead



But then I lost my fight goin' to turned to might



Somewhere along the line I lost my will



And now I'm sittin' here my life full of beer



And I try to pretend it's not real



No matter which way you move it takes a lifetime to prove



To yourself I have been before



I got one foot in the door I just want one more



[ guitar ]



These days I barely survive on lot number five



In the mobile acres on the eastside of town



I swore this kind of life I'd never lead



I guess I let too many things get me down



If my pappy could see what they done to me



I swear he'd march down there and make it all right



But he's long since gone and I'm old enough now



I should be able to fight my own fight



No matter which way you move it takes a lifetime to prove



To yourself I could have been more



I got one foot in the door I just want one more