Survivor Blues

Lyrics

[Verse 1] She warned him once about her luck Put out a match with a tear She said, "I'm bored to death and born to— Look, you want way the hell away from here?" He said, "You don't look that tough to me" He leaned and lit a cigarette "How 'bout you wait to see just what you regret Until we get what we get? 'Til we get what we get?" [Chorus] They say it makes you stronger First you gotta survive What didn't kill you will make you wish you died What didn't kill you will make you wish you died [Verse 2] She struggled to read his knuckle tattoos Beneath the ring and the scar But the left said "love," the right read "true" She said, "Please say you got a car" "It's parked out back Pointed out of state It's a recent acquisition Should probably ditch the plates" And it won't get me far enough to ever lose track But yeah, it's plenty car enough for never coming back" [Chorus] They say it makes you stronger First you gotta survive What didn't kill you will make you wish you died What didn't kill you will make you wish you died [Bridge] Yellow duffel in the seat back yonder Bunch of pretty junk I bought her Yours if you want Either to you or the flames To me it's the same [Verse 3] She said, "No thanks, man, my baggage is packed The name on my ankle, the knife in my back But I know a place on the way out of town It's as good as burned down As good as burned down It's as good as burned" [Chorus] They say it makes you stronger First you gotta survive What didn't kill you will make you wish you What didn't kill you will make you wish you What didn't kill you will make you wish you What didn't kill you will make you wish you died [Outro] You call that a scar A bruise, a tear Pillow marks Souvenirs, souvenirs