I read it all in books
I read it on the wall
I've heard it told a million times
But I still don't know it all
I saw it on the TV
I heard it on the street
All through my youth I got handed the truth
But I still don't have a clue what it means

All this living's killin' me
Blood shot and too drunk to see
I'm just a stupid small town boy
Over worked and unemployed
Someday my ship will come to me
Then I'll be winnin'
Who am I kiddin'
The one sinkin' is me

That bartender you see
He's makin' more than me
At the end of the night, it don't seem right
Which one did you come to see?

And all the nights turn into mornings
And the moon just disappears
The barstools change but it all stays the same
It's enough to bring a man to tears

All this living's killin' me
Blood shot and too drunk to see
I'm just a stupid small town boy
Over worked and unemployed
Someday my ship will come to me
Then I'll be winnin'
Who am I kiddin'
The one sinkin' is me