Well he saidHey, Mister can you tell me how farA walk it is to the nearest barSo I can turn around and run the other way?Got a tendency to tie one onIf stupid was a shirt my sleeves would be longI'm never too far from making my next mistakeBecause it's hard to outrun the devil when he's sittin' on your shouldersAnd you can't feel the warmer side of life if your world's gettin' colderYou know I'm gonna be a better man for it when my dark days are overBut it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel this side of soberHe said, yeah, I'm a God fearing hard working manBut put the wrong thing in my handAnd I'm a back slider dyin' down a dead end roadIt all started with my first sip of beerIt's all a blur how it got from there to hereAnd twelve steps feels like a million more miles to goBut yeah it's hard to outrun the devil when he's sittin' on your shouldersAnd you can't feel the warmer side of life if your world's gettin' colderYou know I'm gonna be a better man for it when my dark days are overBut it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel this side of soberI paid for my coffee and we stepped out into the nightAnd he said, if I can just make it home today will make twenty-nineBut yeah it's hard to outrun the devil when he's sittin' on your shouldersAnd you can't feel the warmer side of life if your world's gettin' colderYou know I'm gonna be a better man for it when my dark days are overBut it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel this side of soberThis side of soberYeah, he said, hey mister can you tell me how farA walk it is to the nearest barSo I can turn around and run the other way
