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[Verse 1]
E A E
I have stood my ground when I should have turned and run
E B
Watched my dreams melt away like ice cubes in the sun
E A E
I fell in love with ladies that don't know I even exist
E D A E
I prayed to my savior and held a razor to my wrist
[Verse 2]
E A E
I found myself in trouble, and I lost my self in vain
E B
Busted in these honky-tonks and broke down in the rain
E A E
I heard that sirens of confusion in the canyons of my mind
E D A E
Sentenced to eternity, accused of killing time
[Chorus]
A E
Lord I guess I lasted longer than most folks thought I would,
E B
Over worked and under paid and so misunderstood.
A E
And I suffered from the burden of an excess of extremes
E D A E
But I made it through the desert with a canteen full of dreams
[Post-Chorus]
D A E
D A E
[Verse 3]
E A E
I spent my mind on music, lost my soul inside a song.
E B
Seems like people like me got nowhere to belong.
E A E
Others seem to know where they're bound and where they've been.
E D A E
But I felt like I was always on the outside looking in.
[Chorus]
A E
But I guess I lasted longer than most folks thought I would,
E B
Over worked and under payed and so misunderstood.
A E
I suffered from the burden of an excess of extremes.
E D A E
But I made it through the desert with a canteen full of dreams
[Post-Chorus]
D A E
D A E
[Chorus]
A E
Lord I guess I lasted longer than most folks thought I would,
E B
Over worked and under paid and so misunderstood.
A E
And I suffered from the burden of an excess of extremes
E D A E
But I made it through the desert with a canteen full of dreams
