Well I grew up lean and hungry,
I worked hard for my money,
Said I'm gonna live my life the way I please
Spent some time on the road of life,
Saw an angel once and the devil twice,
I came across some things that I don't need

Like a cold-hearted woman,
Whiskey in my water,
And only one way out of a motel room
Payments on the Cadillac,
And too many questions
And old guitars that just won't stay in tune

You know there's good and bad breaks,
You learn from your mistakes
It's all in how you handle them do's and don'ts
A hillbilly boy is hard to convince,
Wild and stubborn and not much sense
But I've got enough to know what I don't want

Like a cold-hearted woman,
Whiskey in my water,
And only one way out of a motel room
Payments on the Cadillac,
And too many questions
And old guitars that just won't stay in tune
And old guitars that just won't stay in tune