I got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas
I got a house in a neighborhood thats fading fast
I got a dog and a cat that dont 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 Id kill to keep hid
I dont know God but I fear his wrath
Im trying to keep focused on the righteous path
I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear
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
I got a boat that aint seen the water in years
More bills than money, I can do the math
Im trying to keep focused on the righteous path
Im trying to keep focused as I drive down the road
On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load
Aint b******* bout things that arent in my grasp
Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Theres this friend of mine Ive known all my life
Who cant get it right no matter how hard he tries
Hes got kids he dont see and several ex-wives
And a list of bad decisions bout eight miles wide
Trouble with the law and the IRS
And where hell get the moneys anybodys guess
Hes a long way off but if you was to ask
Hed say hes 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
Were trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Were hanging out and were hanging on
Were trying the best we can to keep keeping on
We got messed up minds for these messed up times
And its a thin thin line separating his from mine
Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
80 miles and hour with a worn out map
No time for self-pity or self-righteous c***
Trying to stay focused on the righteous path
I got a house in a neighborhood thats fading fast
I got a dog and a cat that dont 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 Id kill to keep hid
I dont know God but I fear his wrath
Im trying to keep focused on the righteous path
I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear
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
I got a boat that aint seen the water in years
More bills than money, I can do the math
Im trying to keep focused on the righteous path
Im trying to keep focused as I drive down the road
On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load
Aint b******* bout things that arent in my grasp
Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Theres this friend of mine Ive known all my life
Who cant get it right no matter how hard he tries
Hes got kids he dont see and several ex-wives
And a list of bad decisions bout eight miles wide
Trouble with the law and the IRS
And where hell get the moneys anybodys guess
Hes a long way off but if you was to ask
Hed say hes 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
Were trying to hold steady on the righteous path
Were hanging out and were hanging on
Were trying the best we can to keep keeping on
We got messed up minds for these messed up times
And its a thin thin line separating his from mine
Trying to hold steady on the righteous path
80 miles and hour with a worn out map
No time for self-pity or self-righteous c***
Trying to stay focused on the righteous path