S-U-R-V-I-V-E Lyrics

I was always that boy getting into trouble

Sneaking bottles from my daddy's cupboard

At least he knew that my mama tried

Tonight I showed up ten minutes late

But to me that was early

If I ain't getting paid

Then I ain't in a hurry

It's closing time

But I'm still ready to drink

Cause I'm under the influence

Of Merle Haggard and Waylon

Walking down a road near College Station

Can't find my ride, I'm too drunk to drive

If I could find my keys, I get a DU I'm running

On a cheap bottle of ole Jim Beam

And a half empty can of nicotine

Under the influence of Hank

And I'll S-U-R-V-I-V-E

All my friends have done gone home

And I'm sitting here on a sidewalk alone

All the honky tonks are shutting down

The sun's waking up and my head

It's a hurting time to call up

One of those blonde headed nurses

Get somewhere to sleep

And maybe an I.V.

Cause I'm under the influence

Of Merle Haggard and Waylon

Walking down a road near College Station

Can't find my ride, I'm too drunk to drive

If I could find my keys, I get a DU I'm running

On a cheap bottle of ole Jim Beam

And a half empty can of nicotine

Under the influence of Hank

And I'll S-U-R-V-I-V-E

Everything will be alright

Just as long as I

Make it through tonight

I'll survive, but right now I'm

Under the influence of Merle Haggard and Waylon

Stuck in some apartment, don't know the location

Think I lost my keys

Hope they don't tow my truck

Cause I'm running on a cheap bottle of Jim Beam

And a half empty can of nicotine

Under the influence of Hank

And I'll S-U-R-V-I-V-E