I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) - Johnny Paycheck

Lord knows, I've tried to paint that town every shade of red There's a lotta whiskey bottles and skeletons I broke more hearts than the strings on my guitar But one was gold and damn sure wouldn't bend She saw her baby in the crazy Her child in the wild She brought me in this world and kept me here Five foot five, full of grace, full of pride She saw me coming a mile away So far from heaven, no chance I would get in She didn't see me that way Oh, the devil only knows the sinner I would be But mama raised the hell out of me Yeah, mama raised the hell right out of me Curly phone cable, leaving tears on the table Saying, "what did my boy do this time?" Yeah, she could have hung up or gave up Said she was fed up But she looked up and prayed to Jesus the whole drive Yeah, that devil downstairs Sure tried hard to get me there But he didn't stand a chance against Five foot five, full of grace, full of pride She saw me coming a mile away So far from heaven, no chance I would get in She didn't see me that way Oh, the devil only knows the sinner I would be But mama raised the hell out of me Yeah, mama raised the hell right out of me She saw her baby in the crazy Her child in the wild She brought me in this world and kept me here Five foot five, full of grace, full of pride She saw me coming a mile away So far from heaven, no chance I would get in She didn't see me that way Oh, the devil only knows the sinner I would be But mama raised the hell out of me Yeah, mama raised the hell right out of me Ooh, right out of me

You were every song I ever wrote Been wearing all the memories like a winter coat Holding on, now it's time to cut the rope There's only so long you can spend your days Picking, laying flowers on an empty grave And just holding on, now it's time to walk away I'm crying with a smile, now go, oh-oh I'm ready to let you Let you go, oh-oh Never regret you Never turn around just know, oh-oh Wherever you get to No one ever lives forevеr as long as you do I love, I love, I loved you You see nobody еver let me in I was running deeper underneath your skin Don't know where my hearts stops And where your heart begins Today I woke up and I realize I've been looking forward with my tears dry So I hold my breath and I wrote my last goodbye I'm crying with a smile, now go, oh-oh I'm ready to let you Let you go, oh-oh I'll never regret you Never turn around just know, oh-oh Wherever you get to No one ever lives forever as long as you do, oh I love, I love, I loved you, oh-oh, no-oh And I love, I love, I loved you, oh-oh, no-oh (as long as you do) You were every song I ever wrote

Ain't got no tread left on these tires Ain't got no sole left on these boots I'm pretty damn good at startin' fires Ain't never no good at plantin' roots But if I had a dollar and a tattoo For every heart I broke I'd have a mansion in Malibu And you'd call me Post Malone I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck, longneck to longneck Sun up to sunset and ridin' 'til the wheels come off MAPCO to a map dot, roll a flyin' J at a truck stop Livin' paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone I'm rollin' like a tumbleweed And ol' smokey's hot on my trail There ain't no aces left up my sleeve And I'll go to Texas and y'all can just go to hell I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck, longneck to longneck Sun up to sunset and ridin' 'til the wheels come off MAPCO to a map dot, roll a flyin' J at a truck stop Livin' paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone Feels like I'm livin' in a movie Lost boys, up in smoke Highway trippin', Mad Max livin' Welcome to The Thunder Dome I'm livin' paycheck to paycheck, longneck to longneck Sun up to sunset and ridin' 'til the wheels come off MAPCO to a map dot, roll a flyin' J at a truck stop Livin' paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone Paycheck to paycheck 'til my money's all gone

I'm gonna spend it, yeah 'Cause I earned it, yeah Forty hour week, ten hours overtime Sitting in traffic, working all the time Gonna drink it, yeah I'll make it worth it, yeah Straight from the bank to the honky-tonk Burning a hole Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? I got cash, yeah Should I save it, no 'Cause I'm buying rams like I'm crazy Two for one for the ladies 'Cause they're fine, yeah We'll be going all night Straight from the bank to the honky-tonk Burning a hole Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? So drink it, yeah And spend it, yeah 'Cause we're climbing that ladder Punching that clock So raise them up Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Paycheck, won't you take my blues away? Yeah, I've been waiting on you since Monday And it's work, work, work And I need a break Won't you take my blues away? Oh yeah, babe

I've finally found a place where I can take it All this loneliness you left behind. On a mountain that's no hill for a climber. Just one step up, sit back and pour the wine. I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you once again. At closing time I step down off the mountain. I'm strong enough to make it without you. I know that I'll be right back here tomorrow. Too weak to sober up and face the truth I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you once again. [Key change up] I climb up on barstool mountain. High above your world where there's no pain. And I'm the king of barstool mountain. Pretending I don't love you Drinkin' away "I love you" Pretending I don't love you once again.