I went back to the corner store To buy another round Found a penny gone and picked it up But it was faced head down I represent all that's wrong And I resent the law Cat tail below my rocking chair I learned to spit before I could crawl I think I need a hit of morphine Just enough to ease my troubled mind If I die a simple man of patience Lord, I'll be fine, yeah... yes, I'll be fine I went down to the river side To sober up and rest my head I got drunk there and stayed all day Hooking bait without a catch I never thought much on God before And I'll be gone before long I asked him why he went and sent me here To stink and reek upon all I think another drink might kill me But that's god's will, yeah, it's my time If I die a simple man of patience Lord, I'll be fine, yeah... yes, I'll be fine I think I need a hit of morphine Just enough to ease my troubled mind If I die a simple man of patience Lord, I'll be fine, yeah... yes, I'll be fine