Laid back and wasted driven to drinking a woman ain't nothing to lose Don't ever doubt it I'll live without it I'll give you the blues I spent a lifetime looking for the answers somewhere in search of my soul I lost it in Nashville I found it in Austin I sold it in New Mexico Ten thousand miles of road dust can't cover the scars that I put on my arm And the bridges I'm burning will never erase the scars that they've put on my heart Dying looks easy drifting gets harder I don't know which one to choose Don't ever doubt it I'll live without it I'll give you the blues [ steel + guitar ] Laid back and wasted driven to drinking a woman ain't nothing to lose Don't ever doubt it I'll live without it I'll give you the blues Don't ever doubt it I'll live without it I'll give you the blues