The Only Way To Die Lyrics - Big Thinkin' - Dallas Wayne

The way his shoulders bore the world 

You could see he'd loved the girl 

He looked like he'd walked through hell 

On a road the rest of us knew well 

I said, "friend, I've worn those shoes 

You've won a scar you'll never lose 

But good things come with misery, 

And the first one's on me" 

When the night comes crashing down 

A wounded man can surely drown 

Just go easy on yourself 

And don't turn down a glass of help 

Loneliness destroys your mind 

So take it one night at a time 

And let the bottle raise you high 

It's the only way to die 

His thirsty lips were downward drawn 

And all the regulars looked on 

Their ghostly faces fairly shone 

As they recognized one of their own 

Too strong to weep, too weak to run 

Afraid to face the loaded gun 

For him, a fall more soft and slow 

And a few gray men to watch him go