somebody tell the truth

i've been smokin' a lot of cigarettes

i've been shufflin my feet

making payments on some long past dues

this slice of life ain't cheap

i've been doin' a little drinkin'

but it don't tickle my bone

what's a man to do with these old walkin' shoes

if they never get you home

somebody tell the truth

what's a man to do

somebody tell the truth

what's a man to do

when the one you love don't love you

somebody tell the truth

what's a man to do

pickin' up rocks in this old river bed

i'm just tryin' to forget

some days you take from it what you want

some days you take what you get

but i have seen the whites of your knuckles

i've seen the blood in your spit

you can give up

and you can give in

but you can never quit

somebody tell the truth

what's a man to do

somebody tell the truth

what's a man to do

when the one you love don't love you

somebody tell the truth

what's a man to do