Longer Than You've Been Alive Lyrics - Most Messed Up - Old 97's

we've been doing this longer than you've been alive 

propelled by some mysterious drive 

and they still let me do it as weird as that seems 

and I do it most nights and then again in my dreams 

infinite hallways in giant hotels 

dressing room looks 'bout as good as it smells 

bottles of whiskey bottles of beer 

there's a bottle of medicine somewhere 'round here 

we've been in nightclubs and we've been in bars 

honky-tonks and theaters from Memphis to Mars 

most of our shows were a triumph of rock 

although some nights I might have been checkin' the clock 

I'm only human though I'm super at times 

I've jumped off of risers I should not have climbed 

rock jumps won't kill you 'til one of them does 

well they'll say he died doing what he loves 

we got our share of lovin' in our past 

although we were all lookin' for someone who'd last 

well it must be hard to get partnered with me 

some narcissism some O.C.D. 

but love that comes easy's a fake or a fluke 

love is a marathon sometimes you puke 

speaking of which there has been alcohol 

oceans and oceans but that isn't all 

mountains of weed a handful of pills 

none of the hard stuff that shit kills 

we've been doing it longer than you've been alive 

twenty good years of about twenty-five 

rock and roll's been very very good to me 

the open road's the only place I wanna be 

rock and roll's been very very good to me 

the open road's the only place I wanna be 

I'm not crazy about songs that get self-referential 

and most of this stuff should be kept confidential 

but who even gives half a fuck anymore 

well you should know the truth it's both a blast and a bore 

rock stars were once such mythical creatures 

up there with presidents playmates and preachers 

now you just do it cause it's what you do 

they throw underwear instead of money at you 

now I've made a living out of shakin' my ass 

and if you offered me an office I'd have to pass 

but our jobs are all jobs and sometimes they suck 

I love what I do and I've had pretty good luck 

the fans are all clappin' screamin' and squealin' 

and I wont lie to you that's a pretty sweet feeling 

and I might butt heads with the guys in my band 

but I never once went to work for the man 

but the men and the women like you him and her 

we're sharin' this night that'll soon be a blur 

we've been doing this longer than you've been alive 

get on the bus and tell the driver to drive 

rock and roll's been very very good to me 

the open road's the only place I wanna be 

rock and roll's been very very good to me 

the open road's the only place I wanna be 

rock and roll's been very very good to me 

the open road's the only place I wanna be 

I said the open road's the only place I wanna be 

yeah