I've been down to the bottom of a bottle

I've lived my life stuck in full throttle

And slowin' down, slowin' down keeps grindin' my gears

And I took risks I never shoulda taken

I broke hearts that didn't need breakin'

And I don't know why, don't know why I can't cry tears.

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And I just can't seem to walk the line

It's always been easy to say goodbye

When I'm always runnin'

Ain't nothin' gonna change my mind

And I just can't seem to get a clue

I never seem to think things through

It's t-u-f-f tuff, I can't win the fight

With the fool inside of me.

Too many times I've had to learn the hard way

Made mistakes but tomorrow's a new day

I've been there, done that, I ain't lookin' back

Yeah and I lost track with man in the mirror

But a whiskey glass seemed to make things clearer

And I don't know why, don't know why but I've got it bad.

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And I just can't seem to walk the line

It's always been easy to say goodbye

When I'm always runnin'

Ain't nothin' gonna change my mind

And I just can't seem to get a clue

I never seem to think things through

It's t-u-f-f tuff, I can't win the fight

With the fool inside of me.

And when I'm about to get things straight

The fool in me takes a swing

He always seems to find a way to

Turn me upside down-yeah yeah...

[Chorus]

And I just can't seem to walk the line

It's always been easy to say goodbye

When I'm always runnin'

Ain't nothin' gonna change my mind

And I just can't seem to get a clue

I never seem to think things through

It's t-u-f-f tuff, I can't win the fight

With the fool inside of me

Yeah fightin' the fool

Fightin' the fool inside of me.