| I broke my promise on a very sharp rock
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| And I was possessed by something quite unfriendly
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| And I was haunted by a demon in my sleep
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| And that’s how I learned how to survive
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| And I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking
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| And I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking
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| And I gave water to all I thought were thirsty
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| And that’s how I learned how to survive
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| And I gave some money to my bank for safe keeping
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| And I gave some money to my landlord, he was needing it
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| And I gave attention to the TV that was bleeding
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| And that’s how I learned how to survive
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| If you ain’t got the do-re-mi boys
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| If you ain’t got the do-re-mi
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| Well you better go back to beautiful Texas
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| Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
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| California is a garden of Eden
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| A paradise to live in or see
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| But believe it or not, you won’t find it so hot
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| If you ain’t got the do-re-mi
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| And I just ripped off a man named Woody Guthrie
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| And I bought a restaurant for his son named Alice
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| And I fed false information to the audience
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| And that’s how I learned how to survive
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| I give a thank you to my father for leaving me
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| And I give a finger to my stepfather for beating me
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| And I give props to myself for achieving
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| God damn I’m glad that I survived
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| God damn I am glad that I survived
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| I just handed you a giant load of gibberish
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| And I give love to a lover quite deserving of it
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| And I give thanks to all of you for listening to the story
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| Of how we all learned how to survive |