Tom: G
Intro: G C G C
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Well, I was never one to back down from a fight, or run
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from a problem
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Of all those things the youngest boy could be, I was the
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wild one
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Mama did the best she could to try to raise me right, but I
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didn't listen
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I learned a lot of things in my life, I never learned my
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lesson
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I was chasin' my dreams and runnin' from my convictions
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Chasin' my tail getting all the attention
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Had all the potential, but lackin' in direction
Chorus:
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I spent most of my money on things I didn't need
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I spent most of my youth strung out on whiskey and
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speed
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Spent most of my love on ladies of the night
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Spent most of my time out lookin' for a fight
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It's all said and done I guess I, I guess I must confess
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I just wasted the rest
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Me and the boys used to go down town, had nothin' to do and
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nowhere to go
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Small town boys with big ideas that we heard about on the
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radio
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And all I wanted was to live the life of those songs that
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they used to play
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Yeah, I want to rock and roll all night, and party every
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day
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One day in school I learned about protection
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One night in jail I learned about redemption
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Seems most of life had been, such a contradiction
Repeat Chorus:
Bridge:
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Can't say I'm proud of all my indiscretions
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Can't say I'm sorry for my lack of apprehension
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Man I had some good times, in case I didn't mention
Chorus:
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I spent most of my money on things, I'll never need
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I spent most of my youth kinda strung out on the whiskey
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and speed
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I spent most of my love on those ladies of the night
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I spent most of my time out lookin' for a fight
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I guess you could say, I really put life to the test
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And I just wasted the rest
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I just wasted the rest
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Man, I wased the rest
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Lord, I wasted the rest
