Way back in Alabama where the dirt roads cut through the And when it rains you can the steam off the grass Even dew on the hood of my paw 1985 Chevrolet Silverado I must have about six Life was so easy back in the 16 year old fought for the life she wanted for her son Lookin' for love in the world of rock and roll is it begun It was Alabama, Ted Alice Cooper, Randy Aerosmith my stepdaddy on the road And life, it was Cocaine and alcohol filled up the house to be frank It wasn't too long before I tried it myself and started to drink School became boring and doing my homework became joints Now I'm sixteen like my mama was she had a little boy Can't imagine it now as I look back 'cause I got three of my own And I respect what she went to pay for food and clothes And her 'Cause it ain't what she did, it's she didn't do for me That brought me to this And made me who I am on recording And this is my
This is my is my glory This is what keeps me This is me This is me This is what me alive
20 years old in the streets and I'm with gangsters now is takin' over me, my language, my clothes, my lifestyle Antioch, Tennessee put me through the school of hard And I carry attitude with me to this day, more or not And I'm young and running from police and skateboardin' Graffiti, loiterin', I sorta got my peace from the Was no "mother-may-I's," surrounded by And maybe day I's well I was against the grain, even when I was growin' Got back into and roll, and then got into poetry expressin' everything I could through the medium of pen and pad Playin' instrumentals off a and then over-dubbin' what I had It was everything, I had nothin' And man was alright, 'cause now I had somethin' Little did I know would be the hardest thing to do God ever put before me So I a look at what I've been through And I made it my glory, and is...
is my story This is my This is keeps me alive is me flying This is me This is keeps me alive
It's a 2 AM bus 'craw; me at the parkin' lot of Wal-Mart Leavin' Nashville, for a nationwide tour My bags are all packed and I'm loadin' my to go meet the crew And I'm excited to get on the road, already one out the door Turn and it's my daughter, she's cryin' 'Cause is leavin' Knows that I'll be gone for months and it and I hate to see it Kneel down and tell her, "Look, baby, I promise call you everyday And daddy will sing you prayers from that we go play" But that's not enough, and it's breakin' my in two Just knowin' I can't stay, not to see it through And that I can't tuck her in, to say goodbye a grin Now bein' left behind, this is me all over again, man I picked her up in my and held her tight And said, "Hey you know what? Daddy to be just like you When I would up to the bus And I'd do anything in the world for you, so chase dreams One day you'll use everything you've through to be anything, baby girl This is my
is my story This is my is what keeps me alive This is me This is me This is what keeps me