Well the world is on its head And I thank my lucky stars that I ain't dead I spent my whole life in the red And I've done my best to keep my family fed But when I lay my burdens down Keep my debts out of your mind just for a while All my troubles and my trials They lay scattered on the trail For miles and miles I been payin' my whole life Tryin' hard to find the blame for all my strife I been burning through my check And I never felt their gold around my neck Aww but that gold it don't shine As bright as worn out steel rail on the line And if you ride it you might find That the faces on your change Will change with time I was a victim of the charge I made and spent my pay in honky tonks and bars But good times don't pay the bills And a belly by itself does not fill So I'll keep savin' up my pay Waitin' on a new uncloudy day Watch all the hard times drift away Then I'll no longer be chained To their dismay Well the world is on its head And I thank my lucky stars that I ain't dead I spent my whole life in the red Oh and I done my best to keep my family fed But when I lay my burdens down Keep my debts out of your mind just for a while All of my troubles and my trials They lay scattered on the trail For miles and miles.