I May Never Get to Heaven - Johnny Paycheck

Here we are, sat by this river You and I, underneath the sky that's ever falling Down, down, down Ever falling down Through the day, as if I will lose you Waiting here, all this feeling to remember why we Came, came, came I wonder why we came You talk to me, as if from a distance And I reply, with impressions from another Time, time, time From another time

Microphone check, yo, yeah They won't call me a nigga They won't call me a nigga Listen to the preacher man, but are you talkin' to me? I can't hear you with a mouth full of pig's feet Thy shouldn't eat the swine flesh Your body is a mess but you're blessed With the Father, Son, Spirit an' the Holy Ghost But my whole neighborhood is comatose Lookin' for survival The Devil made you a slave an' he gave you a Bible 400 years of gettin' our ass kicked By so called Christians an' Catholics But I'ma watch 'em burn in the fire See I'm a G, that's why I ain't in your choir 'Cause I see, 'cause I know The church ain't nuttin' but a fashion show Get the Devil do a 187 An' they won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't You're waitin' for the Devil to come from the ground Clown, take a look around Just look at the cross that the priest is holdin' A beast in sheep's clothin' But I'm rollin' with that knowledge of self 'Cause Heaven ain't just wealth So mister preacher, if I couldn't pay my tithe Do I have to wait outside? White man, please take another look 'Cause we couldn't be readin' out the same book 'Cause you'se a crook an' I'm a brother King James had sex with his mother Is that yo' edition? Is that your religion? Black man, you gotta make a decision 'Cause God is comin' on day number seven An' they won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't The same white man that threw me in the slammer He bombed the church in Alabama So if I cock the hammer, God won't mind If I have to kill the human swine 'Cause God is a killer from the start Why you think, Noah had to build his Ark? An' God is a man from his feet to his hair That's why you say 'Amen' after each an' every prayer I just stare at the church, man Spendin' mo' money on the church band But Elijah's got a plan Got the white man screamin',? Damn that Farrakhan? 'Cause one day these babies'll uprise Much more than bow ties an' bean pies Kickin' knowledge at the 7/11 An' they won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't They won't call me a nigga when I get to Heaven No they won't, no they won't, no they won't

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.