My past is the key, it's not the lock
To the gate that has kept me off track
Nothing is free in this world except Jesus
And he ain't been calling me back
Well, I wasn't looking, but I found a reason
Way down deep in the haystack
Turns out my demons are terrified of needles
And what I just poured in this glass
The sight of green money makes me feel funny
Gnawing away at my gut
A natural born loser from Chattanooga
Now I reside in the Bluff
Brought up family first, first family f*ck up
But everyone else does rather well
Spent my preteens in church, my twenties were worse
The last few years have been hell
Help me to get back east
Can't live in the cold anymore
I've never felt so weak
And I've been here many times before
The forest is blocked by the trees
Passed out on my brother's floor
Help me to get back east
Yeah, you can bet when it comes to the edge
There's a line that you just don't cross
The ones who know how far the cliff goes
Are the ones who have fallen off
If you land on your feet, go plan your retreat
To surrender is to win
If when we die we get another shot at life
I'd probably just do it all again
Help me to get back east
Can't live in the cold anymore
I've never felt so weak
I've been here many times before
All of our futures look so bleak
Wonder what life might have in store
Help me to get back east
My past is the key, it's not the lock
To the gate that has kept me off track
Nothing is free in this world except Jesus
He ain't been calling me back
I wasn't looking, but I found a reason
Way down deep in the haystack
Turns out my demons are terrified of needles
And what I just poured in this glass