Coal

Well, I remember what you told me

Said drinking was unholy

So Lord, can you point me to the creek?

And I still keep it with me

Tucked under all the memories

Your voice echoing throughout those trees

And through unfavored weather

And holes in the leather

These boots still covered in tar

Well, I'm still praying to the heavens

And hoping for them seven's

But hope only gets a man so far

When

This game of life plays heavy on my heart

And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard

And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go

They say pressure makes diamonds

How the hell am I still coal?

Now I've seen Heaven without dyin'

Met the devil without tryin'

And they both seem to want to talk to me

But I'm all out of luck now

And my dreams aren't worth a buck

How it's tough tryin' to land on my feet

When this game of life plays heavy on my heart

And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard

And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go

They say pressure makes diamonds

How the hell am I still coal?

And every day is gettin' colder, since that day in October

When you told me it was over, so I left

'Cause if you need me, well, I told ya

I'm on the better side of sober

Tryin' to find a four-leaf clover

To get me out of this mess

This game of life plays heavy on my heart

And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard

And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go

And they say pressure makes diamonds

How the hell?

This game of life plays heavy on my heart

And love is tough, but loneliness is twice as hard

And I'll carry that 'bout everywhere I go

And they say pressure makes diamonds

How the hell am I still coal?