Addicted

My teachers tried to warn me, stay away from that powerful stuff / My dad said son, if you get started you won't ever be able to stop / Look at me now I'm doing fine and I'm happy to admit / I don't believe that hype, you know I got a good life, but they say I'm addicted / Addicted to drivin' down the road ridin' bronc’s and havin' fun / Addicted, well I'm really not, I could quit it any time I want / Even if I was hooked on rodeo, at least I’m not addicted to liquor or drugs / Well I could blow all my money and break all my bones, but I would never hurt anyone /
I've always been the kind to be in control, I tell you that in my defense / 'Cause the kind of bronc’s I've been drawin’ lately's got me questioning my common sense / Addiction’s a form of weakness, I know that to be true / You're gonna pay for a habit, I pray I don't have it, just between me and you / Addicted to drivin' down the road ridin' bronc’s and havin' fun / Addicted, well I'm really not, I could quit any time I want / Even if I was hooked on rodeo, at least I'm not addicted to liquor or drugs / It’s broken bones and bruises and self-induced abuses that'll never hurt anyone / I’ve been thinkin' of slowin' down to spend some more time at home / I bought my girl a diamond ring so she don’t have to be alone / I ran into Eb Richie the other day, I asked him if he gets the itch
I said it's twenty years since you been on a bull I guess you finally got it licked / Then his eyes went wild and he started to shake, he said it hits him every spring / I said, thanks Eb you're not helping me any now I gotta hock a diamond ring / Addicted to drivin’ down the road ridin' bronc’s and having fun / Addicted, well I really thought that I could quit it anytime I want / Now I’m sittin' here jones'n for a rodeo, might as well be liquor or drugs / Well I could blow all my money and break all my bones and I would never get enough / Well I blew all my money and that ain’t funny 'cause I just can't give it up