Livin` Within My Means Lyrics

Livin` Within My Means lyrics

Well, I was a poor boy 
Just a-kickin' around 
Eighteen, with a head full a' dreams 
Took some money back then 
Did a year in the pen 
For not livin' within my means  
 
I worked ev'ry day 
I did my time the hard way 
I walked out a' that place feelin' clean 
I got a job, a guitar 
I bought an old beat-up car 
Started livin' within my means  
 
Fell in love with a beautiful lady, of sorts 
But she was ruthless, restless, and mean 
She left me one day 
And now I've had to pay 
For not lovin' within my means  
 
Then I took to drinkin' 
To drive her from my mind 
And it helps me forget her, it seems 
I just drink now and then 
Only now I'm drunk again 
For not drinkin' within my means  
 
Now I know that I'm dyin' 
But I don't worry none 
'Cause I know my soul He'll redeem 
But what bothers me 
Unless they bury me free 
Is I won't even die within my means  
 
But when the dyin's all over 
An' I come back again 
Say "to hell" with self-pride and esteem 
I'll get born in my teens 
An' I'll stick to my dreams 
Try dreamin' within my means