Debtor's Blues

Well, the world is on its head

And I thank my lucky stars that I ain't dead

I spent my whole life in the red

And I've done my best to keep my family fed

When I lay my burdens down

Keep my debts out of your mind just for a while

All my troubles and my trials

They lay scattered on the trail for miles and miles

I been payin' my whole life

Tryin' hard to find the blame for all my strife

I been burnin' through my check

And I never felt their gold around my neck

Aww, but that gold, it don't shine

As bright as worn-out steel rail on the line

And if you ride it you might find

That the faces on your change will change with time

I was a victim of the charge

I made and spent my pay in honky-tonks and bars

But good times don't pay the bills

And a belly by itself does not fill

So I'll keep savin' up my pay

Waitin' on a new uncloudy day

Watch all the hard times drift away

And I'll no longer be chained to their dismay

Well, the world is on its head

And I thank my lucky stars that I ain't dead

I spent my whole life in the red

And I done my best to keep my family fed

When I lay my burdens down

Keep my debts out of your mind just for a while

All of my troubles and my trials

They lay scattered on the trail for miles and miles

All of my troubles and my trials

They lay scattered on the trail for miles and miles