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?