Debts

I lost my job today at the rail yard

Hours were cut, so I was cut, too

First in, last out, last call, and self-doubt

If only there were more that I could do

See, I’ve flipped through the newspaper classifieds

But every listing says “diploma required”

See, I failed, I tried, I got drunk to pass time

Perhaps a sober state of mind would follow through

And so what if I'm scared of dying alone?

I always thought I’d grow up to get my daddy’s job

But they cut him loose when a machine took it on

As I say, as I do, one drink, then a few

I watched him slip away back then

And that’s just what I lived up to

These debts grow taller than me

And so what if I'm scared of dying alone

In an unmarked grave?

And honestly, I swear that I’ll never know

If I can pay back the debts I owe

First in, last out

It’s what this life’s all about

Who you are, who you know

What you’ve done, how you grow

And so what if I'm scared of dying alone

In an unmarked grave?

And honestly, I swear that I’ll never know

At least I tried to pay back the debts I owe