The Righteous Path Lyrics - Brighter Than Creation's Dark - Drive By Truckers

I got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas 

I got a house in a neighborhood that's fading fast 

I got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much 

I got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch 

I got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids 

I got a couple of big secrets I'd kill to keep hid 

I don't know God but I fear his wrath 

I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path 

I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear 

Got a whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fear 

I got an itch that needs scratching but it feels alright 

I got the need to blow it out on Saturday night 

I got a grill in the backyard and a case of beers 

Got a boat that ain't seen the water in years 

More bills than money, I can do the math 

I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path 

I'm trying to keep focused as I drive down the road 

On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load 

Ain't bitching 'bout things that aren't in my grasp 

Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path 

This friend of mine I've known all my life 

Who can't get it right no matter how hard he tries 

He's got kids he don't see and several ex-wives 

And a list of bad decisions 'bout eight miles wide 

Trouble with the law and the IRS 

And where he'll get the money's anybody's guess 

He's a long way off but if you was to ask 

He'd say he's trying to stay focused on the righteous path 

Trying to keep focused as we drive down the road 

Like we did back in High School before the world turned cold 

Now the brakes are thin and the curves are fast 

We're trying to hold steady on the righteous path 

We're hanging out and we're hanging on 

We're trying the best we can to keep keeping on 

We got messed up minds for these messed up times 

And it's a thin thin line separating his from mine 

Trying to hold steady on the righteous path 

Eighy miles and hour with a worn out map 

No time for self-pity or a load of crap 

Trying to stay focused on the righteous path