This Side of Sober

He said, "Hey mister, can you tell me how far

A walk it is to the nearest bar

So I can turn around and run the other way?"

I've got a tendency to tie one on

If stupid was a shirt, my sleeves would be long

I'm never too far from making my next mistake

Because it's hard to outrun the devil when he's sittin' on your shoulders

And you can't feel the warmer side of life when your world's gettin' colder

You know I'm gonna be a better man for it when my dark days are over

But it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel this side of sober

He said, "Yeah, I'm a God-fearing hard-working man

But put the wrong thing in my hand

And I'm a back slider dyin' down a dead end road"

It all started with my first sip of beer

It's all a blur how it got from there to here

And twelve steps feels like a million more miles to go

But yeah, it's hard to outrun the devil when he's sittin' on your shoulders

And you can't feel the warmer side of life when your world's gettin' colder

You know I'm gonna be a better man for it when my dark days are over

But it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel this side of sober

Well, I paid for the coffee and we stepped out into the night

And he said, "If I can just make it home today will make twenty-nine"

But yeah, it's hard to outrun the devil when he's sittin' on your shoulders

And you can't feel the warmer side of life when your world's gettin' colder

You know I'm gonna be a better man for it when my dark days are over

But it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel this side of sober, yeah

This side of sober

He said, "Hey mister, can you tell me how far

A walk it is to the nearest bar, so I can turn around and run the other way"