I do my best to play by the rules I've bend a couple, even break a few Don't get me wrong, I wanna do it right I just can't seem to live the virtuous life Headaches by the bottle, heartaches by the numbers Six of one, half dozen of the other I fell in love with a preacher's daughter They washed my soul in the holy water I gave her my heart and bought her a house The devil broke in, he broke me out Now I owe the bank some money and I lost another lover Six of one, half dozen of the other No matter how you add it up it's always the same I give it my best and all I gets is blame I'm livin', I'm lovin', and barely breakin' even Can't be me, must be the company I'm keeping I went all out and made some brand new friends Started my life all over again Now some of them are saints, and some of them are sinners I'm still searchin' for a way to be a winner I roll boxcars one way or the other Six of one, half dozen of the other I roll boxcars one way or the other Six of one, half dozen of the other(2x) Half dozen of the other I roll boxcars one way or the other Six of one, half dozen or the other