Lifetime To Prove Lyrics - Singles - Br5-49

My pockets are empty though my wife has sent me 

To the store for some cigarettes and bread 

I started walking there got as far as the square 

Then the smell of beer went to my head 

The thing about beer it can make a man hear 

Voices from days long since past 

And with every third drink it'll make you think 

That your youth will always last 

No matter which way you move it takes a lifetime to prove 

To yourself I could have been more 

I got one foot in the door I just want one more 

I thought of a time when my future was mine 

It didn't matter what anyone said 

I was handsome and strong and when I walked along 

I stood erect and looked straight ahead 

But then I lost my fight goin' to turned to might 

Somewhere along the line I lost my will 

And now I'm sittin' here my life full of beer 

And I try to pretend it's not real 

No matter which way you move it takes a lifetime to prove 

To yourself I have been before 

I got one foot in the door I just want one more 

[ guitar ] 

These days I barely survive on lot number five 

In the mobile acres on the eastside of town 

I swore this kind of life I'd never lead 

I guess I let too many things get me down 

If my pappy could see what they done to me 

I swear he'd march down there and make it all right 

But he's long since gone and I'm old enough now 

I should be able to fight my own fight 

No matter which way you move it takes a lifetime to prove 

To yourself I could have been more 

I got one foot in the door I just want one more