"The Poorhouse Of Positive Thinking" lyrics

"The Poorhouse Of Positive Thinking"

I pinch my pennies in a mason jar
Stashin' all my thoughts for the rainy days
See them come and watch them go
Redneck drunks and southern belles

So pick a card, any card
These jokers got no hearts and ten men on the make
Bring them in and take them out
Another lost soul on Music Row
Waiting for that sacred midnight ride

Alcohol: sleeping all day forget your dream
Stand in line all night for a watered-down drink
It's a hard, hard religion, channels souls astray
Gonna hold on for dear life

Yes, alcohol, a good thing you don't get paid to think
And gotta hold...

Alcatraz doesn't seem so bad
Birdman on the rocks your time's a waste
Tide rolls in and jutters out
All washed up, a swollen corpse
Waiting for that sacred midnight ride

In fantasies break your own rules
Insanity is all I see around the room
High Sierra station Inn
An 8 piece family bluegrass band
Waiting for that sacred midnight ride

Alcohol: sleeping all day forget your dream
Stand in line all night for a watered-down drink
Yes, alcohol, a good thing you don't get paid to think
You gotta hold on for dear life

So just sit back down and dwell on things
No one cares about I gotta hold...


Writer(s): David A. Schools, Domingo S. Ortiz, Todd A. Nance, John Robert Hermann, John F. Bell, Jimmy Eddie Herring Jr., Duane Trucks
You May Also Like
Phish - "Blaze On" Climb that hill, stay on your feet Scramble for your footing when it gets too steep You're on the highway now with higher hopes While all around are rolling eggs with living yolks You never get too...
Grateful Dead - "Franklin's Tower" In another time's forgotten space Your eyes looked through your mother's face Wildflower seed on the sand and stone May the four winds blow you safely home Roll away the dew Roll away the dew Roll...
Greensky Bluegrass - "Living Over" These same songs that we keep writing Are gonna keep us honest, at least so I'm hoping And speaking of honest, I lie a lot Lie down with strangers when I'm sleeping I lie about drinking, I lied about...
Big Head Todd And The Monsters - "Beast Of Burden" I'll never be your beast of burden My back is broad, but it's a-hurtin' All I want is for you to make love to me I'll never be your beast of burden I walk for miles, my feet are hurtin' All I want...
Blues Traveler - "The Mountains Win Again" I pick up my smile put it in my pocket Hold it for a while try not to have to drop it Men are not to cry so how am I to stop it Keep it all inside don't show how much she rocked ya Ooh can you feel...