Had To Go Back

Had to Go Back

I saw my friend in the bar he was half past drunk, he was drinkin' shots and beers.
I said, "Man watcha doin, you been clean and sober for what..10 months? a year?"
He said, "Yeah, I know and I've been doin doin' fine
But if I can stay straight maybe halfa the time,
I'll be ahead of the game and it's enough to keep my mind clear".
And I had to go back, I had to go back,I had to go back again.
I'm tired of the coffee I'm tired of the meetings and I'm tired of making amends
It's not the drinking that I miss so much, I'm just tired of missing my friends,
And I had to go back, I just had to go back again.

Outside of the bar I'm out in the cold
I got my collar turned up, I'm havin' a smoke
While my friends are inside, laughin and jokin
I'm shiverin in the dark by the side of the road.
If I had half a brain I'd quit and I've tried
But the half that works about 3/4 fried
And the other half....
It's foldin up under the load.
And I had to go back, I just had to go back, I had to back for more
We used to be cool a bunch of rebel fools
Now I'm just decrepit and old.
Facin death from cancer, coughin and hackin
A social pariah payin 4 bucks a pack
And I had to back, I just had to go back for more.

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Sometimes we do what we do and it seems like it's brains that we lack.
We been tortured and burned, twisted and turned, and still we keep goin back.
It's like we don't have a clue that the things that we do
Just don't make any sense.
It's like every day's a brand new day
I wonder where so many of 'em went.....

So we sat and we drank and we laughed and we talked
Until the subject of women arose.
I said I'm still seeing that tall pretty blonde
Just lovely from her head to her toes.
We been fussin and fightin maybe 2 or 3 years
Seems like every day is either laughter or tears
And I don't know why
I guess it's just how it goes
And I had to go back, I just had to go back, I had to go back for more
I meet a lotta women and they're just not bringin me
The things I'm lookin for.
I like to hang out, make out, eat Italian take out
Play guitar 'til my fingers are sore.
And I had to go back, I just had to go back for more.

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