I've been working here, monday, it'll be a year

And I can't recall a day when I didn't wanna disappear

But I keep on showing up, hell-bent on growing up

If it takes a lifetime.

I'm learning how to be alone, fall asleep with the tv on

And I fight the urge to live inside my telephone

I keep my spirits high, find happiness by and by

If it takes a life time.

I got too far from my raising, I forgot where I come from

And the line between right and wrong was so fine

Well I thought the highway loved me

But she beat me like a drum

My day will come, if it takes a lifetime.

I don't keep liquor here, never cared for wine or beer

And working for the county keeps me busy and clear

The nights are dry as dust, but I'm letting my eyes adjust

If it takes a lifetime.

I got too far from my raising, I forgot where I come from

And the line between right and wrong was so fine

Well I thought the highway loved me

But she beat me like a drum

My day will come, if it takes a lifetime.

Man is a pile of gum, all the people that he ever loved

And it don't make a difference how it ended up

If I loved you once my friend, oh, I can do it all again

If it takes a lifetime.

We got too far from my raising and we fought 'til we went numb

You were running up a mountain in your own mind

And I thought that I was running to but I was running from

Oh, our day will come, if it takes a lifetime

Our day will come, if it takes a lifetime.