Drive-By Truckers - The Righteous Path lyrics

I got a brand new car that
Drinks a bunch of gas got a house in a
Neighborhood that's fading fast
Got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much
Got a few hundred channels to
Keep me in touch got a beautiful wife and
Three tow headed kids
A couple of big secrets I'd kill to keep hid
I don't know God but I fear his wrath
I'm trying to stay focused
On the righteous path

I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear
Got a whole lot of debt and
A whole lot of fear
Got an itch that needs scratching
But it feels alright got the need to blow it
Out on a Saturday night
Got a grill in the backyard
And a case of beers
Got a boat that ain't seen the water in years


More bills than money, I can do the math
I'm trying to keep focused
On the righteous path
I'm trying to keep focused as
I drive down the road
On the ditches and the curves
And the heavy load
Ain't bitchin' 'bout things that
Aren't in my grasp
Just trying to hold steady
On the righteous path

There's this friend of mine I've
Known all my life who can't get it right no
Matter how hard he tries
Got kids he don't see and several ex-wives
And a list of bad decisions
'bout eight miles wide
Trouble with the law and the IRS
And where he'll get the
Money's anybody's guess
He's a long way off but if you was to ask
He'd say "I'm trying to stay
On the righteous path"

I'm trying to keep focused as
We drive down the road
Like back in high school before
The world turned cold
Now the brakes are thin and
The curves are fast
We're trying to hold steady
On the righteous path

We're hanging out and we're hanging on
We're trying the best we can
To keep keeping on
We got messed-up minds for
These messed-up times and it's a thin
Thin line separatin' his from mine

Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Eighty miles an hour with a worn-out map
No time for self-pity or a load of crap
Just trying to stay focused
On the righteous path