He was warmin' his hands with a hot coffee cup
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Pourin' in whiskey as I walked up he never blinked an eye
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He just asked for a light, I noticed he didn't have soles on his shoes
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So I pulled out a twenty said go buy some food
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But he just stared at his cup like I wasn't there
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Then he looked at me said 'Son that's nice
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But there's some things money can't buy',
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[chorus]
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I want my life back, I want that house that I called home,
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I want that job I worked for twenty two years before I got laid off,
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I want what I had when I laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me
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And the man I used to be, I want my life back
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I walked through the door and sat down at the bar
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Had a shot and a beer lit up a cigar it ran through my head,
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Every word that old man said
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I had a woman that loved me with all of her heart
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But my pride and my temper made it all fall apart
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I was to headstrong to admit when I was wrong
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It's been six months since she moved out
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Guess my pride ain't helping me now
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[chorus 2]
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I want my life back, I want that house that I called home,
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I want to hear her voice and see her face every day when I get off
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I want what I had when I laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me
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And the man I used to be, I want my life back
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[bridge]
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I paid my tab and left that bar
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Grabbed my phone jumped in my car
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I dialed her number and when she said hello ... I said
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[chorus 3]
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I want my life back, I want that house that I called home,
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I want to hear your voice and see your face every day when I get off
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I want what I had when I laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me
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And the man I used to be, I want my life back ... I want my life back.
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I Want My Life Back
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| Bucky Covington |
