Rainy Day

A man's got to have code

Walk along a higher road

Learn to love the Holy Ghost

Whatever dulls the pain

Own a piece of the promised land

Take pride in a farmer's tan

Get a little when you can

And keep praying for the rain

So I work my nine-to-five

Tryin' to keep the dream alive

Kickin' it into overdrive

And burnin' it at both ends

It takes a lot of Tanqueray

And a little bit of take home pay

Just to keep the wolves away

'Til the ships come sailing in

Blame it on my blood or on my destiny

But I do my work with a willing hand

I wake up when the rooster crows

I head home when the whistle blows

And I try to save a little dough

For a rainy day

I could sure use some time

To get away and clear my mind

Yeah, I'd like to wet a line

And drift into outer space

Someday I'm gonna take a drive

And head south down 35

Turn back when the tank runs dry

Or the highway meets the sea

Blame it on my blood or on my destiny

But I do my work with a willing hand

I wake up when the rooster crows

I head home when the whistle blows

And I try to save a little dough

I'm gonna buy a Chevrolet

How the hell did we get here?

You're in there and I'm out here

I sit around and I drink my beer

While you sip sweet apple wine

Thank the Lord for both the kids

They don't know the things we did

To keep all of the fightin' hid

And a fan to the flame

Blame it on our blood or on our destiny

But we do our work with a willing hand

Wake up when the rooster crows

And head home when the whistle blows

And we try to save a little dough

Learn to get high on layin' low

And one of these days

We'll make our getaway