survival song

i broke my promise on a very sharp rock

and i was possessed by something quite unfriendly

and i was haunted by a demon in my sleep

and that's how i learned how to survive

and i gave a beer to a bum that was drinking

and i gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking

and i gave water to all i thought were thirsty

and that's how i learned how to survive

i gave my money to the bank for safe keeping

and i gave my money to my landlord he was needing it

and i gave attention to the t.v. that was bleeding

and that's how i learned how to survive

but if you ain't got the do-re-mi boys

if you got the do-re-mi

well you better go back to beautiful texas

oklahoma

kansas

georgia

tennessee

california's a garden of eden

a paradise to live in or see

but believe it or not you won't find it so hot

if you ain't got the do-re-mi

and we totally ripped off a man named woody gutherie

and i bought a restaurant for his son named alice

and i fed false information to the audience

and that's how i learned how to survive

and i give a thank-you to my father for not raising me

and i give a finger to my step-father for beating me

and i give props to myself for achieving

and god damn i'm glad that i survived

and god damn i'm surprised that i survived

we just handed you a giant load of gibberish

and i give love to a lover quite deserving of it

and i give thanks to all of you for listening

to the story of how we learned how to survive