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C.w. Mccall
Roses For Mama
Livin' Within My Means
(ron agnew)
Well, i was a poor boy
Just a-kickin' around
Eighteen, with a head full a' dreams
Took some money back then
Did a year in the pen
For not livin' within my means
I worked ev'ry day
I did my time the hard way
I walked out a' that place feelin' clean
I got a job, a guitar
I bought an old beat-up car
Started livin' within my means
Fell in love with a beautiful lady, of sorts
But she was ruthless, restless, and mean
She left me one day
And now i've had to pay
For not lovin' within my means
Then i took to drinkin'
To drive her from my mind
And it helps me forget her, it seems
I just drink now and then
Only now i'm drunk again
For not drinkin' within my means
Now i know that i'm dyin'
But i don't worry none
'cause i know my soul he'll redeem
But what bothers me
Unless they bury me free
Is i won't even die within my means
But when the dyin's all over
An' i come back again
Say "to hell" with self-pride and esteem
I'll get born in my teens
An' i'll stick to my dreams
Try dreamin' within my means
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- Black Bear Road
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- C.W. McCall WFO Collection
- The Best of C.W. McCall
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