Well I been carrying this load
For too long now
Time to put my baggage down
And I paid back what I owed
To the Man Downstairs
He said, "We can work it out somehow"
And I Said, " Wait a minute, Mister
Take a message to my sister,
Let her know I'm doin' fine now,"
I told 'em all to screw it
Now it's time to do it,
Take it to the end of the line now
I've Ridden through the rumbles
Took my share of tumbles
Wonder how I got this far
Cheated by the cheaters
Beated by the beaters
Thanks for makin' life so hard
And you know who you are
You know It's been a long crusade
To get me here
Man, it's been the roughest ride
But the courage I've displayed
To keep my cool
Has built a better man inside
I said It's all good for the music
Let me have it I can use it
Hit me with your hardest shot, now
Watch me turn it into somethin'
While you're standing there with nothin'
Take a look at what I got, now
I've Ridden through the rumbles
Took my share of tumbles
Wonder how I got this far
Cheated by the cheaters
Beated by the beaters
Thanks for makin' life so hard
And you know who you are
And you know who you are
And after twenty years of drinkin'
I finally started thinkin'
How long is this gonna last?
Tired of slowly sinkin'
Time to put it in the past
Put it in the past
(Harmonica)
I've ridden through the rumbles
Took my share of tumbles
Wonder how I got this far
Cheated by the cheaters
Beated by the beaters
Thanks for makin' life so hard
And you know who you are
Ridden through the rumbles
Took my share of tumbles
Wonder how I got this far
Cheated by the cheaters
Beated by the beaters
Thanks for makin' life so hard
And you know who you are
And you know who you are
And you know who you are
And you know who you are