Living the Dream - Sturgill Simpson

Time and time again Lord I keep going through the motions

A means to an end but the ends don’t seem to meet

Walking around living the dream anytime I take the notion

Til the truth comes bubbling up so bittersweet

Ain’t no point getting outta bed if you ain’t living the dream

It’s like making a big old pot of coffee when you ain’t got no cream

I don’t need to change my strings

Cause the dirt don’t hurt the way I sing

I don’t have to do a Goddamn thing except sit around and wait to die

Been waiting on an angel waitress to come and take my order

Tell me all about the special today

Staring at a puddle of mud in my spoon couldn’t be much boarder

Hoping them circles on the paper don’t call back telling me to start today

That old man upstairs, he wears a crooked smile

Staring down at the chaos he created

Said son if you ain’t having fun just wait a little while

Momma’s gonna wash it all away

And she thinks Mercy’s overrated