I'm trying hard to understand I'm trying hard to do the things it takes to be a man Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be I'm trying hard to understand And to know just who I am I'm trying hard to get a break Or just to give a damn I'm trying hard to get away But I always seem to stay I'm trying hard to understand A fucking word you say Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be (The way I thought it'd be) Somebody help me I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away Somebody help me I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away I'm trying hard to understand But I don't know if I can I'm trying hard to make the best Out of this mess I'm in Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Life's slipping away from me I can't hold on I can't believe it Life's slipping away from me It's not the way I thought it'd be Somebody help me I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away Somebody help me I'm in this mess and I'm slipping away I'm trying hard to understand

I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my heart, each and every day I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my ha-ha-heart, each and every day People ask me, "How's your love affair?" I can only tell them lies When they ask me, "Where you are tonight?" I can only fantasize You may find somebody new You'll say "You love him", that's not true I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my heart, each and every day I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my ha-ha-heart, each and every day Everybody thinks we're so in love Things aren't always what they seem Even my best friend says, "We're so good" Just how wrong can a person be You may find somebody new You'll say "You love him", that's not true I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my heart, each and every day I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my ha-ha-heart, each and every day You may find somebody new You'll say "You love him", that's not true I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my heart, each and every day I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my ha-ha-heart, each and every day I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my heart, each and every day I can feel your love slippin' away Drainin' from my ha-ha-heart, each and every day

I'm slippin' away In every way I can't stay awake (Understand) I'm slippin' away (And I don't know why?) But tryin' to make it through each day I'm fallin' apart now in every way I'm findin' it harder to get by There's a hole in my heart And I don't know why? Now I've come to realize I'm slippin' away

Prince or pauper, beggar man or thing Play the game with every flower you bring Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away, dandelion One o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four o'clock, five Dandelions don't care about the time Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Though you're older, now it's just the same You can play this dandelion game When you're finished with your child-like prayers Well, you know you should wear it Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor's lives Rich man, poor man, beautiful daughters, wives Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Little girls and boys, come out to play, yes Bring your dandelions to blow away Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away dandelion, blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion Blow away dandelion

When the wind blows and the rain feels cold With a head full of snow, with a head full of snow In the window, there's a face you know Don't the nights pass slow, don't the nights pass slow The sound of strangers sending nothing to my mind Just another mad, mad day on the road I am just living to be lying by your side But I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road Made a rag pile of my shiny clothes Gonna warm my bones, gonna warm my bones I got silence on my radio Let the air waves flow, let the air waves flow Oh, I'm sleeping under strange, strange skies Just another mad, mad day on the road My dreams is fading down the railway line I'm just about a moonlight mile down the road Yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah I'm hiding, sister, and I'm dreaming I'm riding down your moonlight mile I'm hiding, baby, and I'm dreaming I'm riding down your moonlight mile I'm riding down your moonlight mile Let it go now, come on up, babe Yeah, let it go now Yeah, flow now, baby Yeah, home now, yeah Yeah, I'm coming home 'Cause I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road Down the road, down the road, yeah Yeah-yeah-yeah, baby

Smoke in the air, longnecks on ice Some girls out on the dance floor 'bout to make a grown man cry 20 dollar bill, jukebox on the wall I hope this bar likes loose guitars, 'cause I'm about to play 'em all, yeah Hey, hey, na, na I love to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Every record I play, every top I twist It ain't 1969, but it sure feels like it is Long as they're burnin' this nеon sing I'll be holdin' this beer high Hey, hey, na, na I lovе to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Wish this bar didn't close at one But you can't always get what you want Hey, hey, na, na I love to dance with honky-tonk women Hey, hey, na, na I love the taste of the suds I'm sipping Start me up on a green bottle buzz Talk about killing two birds at once Drinking beer, singing songs Rolling rock, rolling stones Aw, yeah Drink beer, singing songs (Hey, hey, na, na) Rolling rock, rolling stones (Hey, hey, na, na)