Survivor Blues (Ardent Sessions)

Lyrics

[Spoken] Uhh, alright, here's one This'll be on the next record, I can't decide if it's gonna be more Thin Lizzy or if it's gonna be more like this Can't go wrong with Thin Lizzy, I guess Yeah, that ain't it This doesn't have to be professional does it? (I'm gonna edit this whole thing down to five minutes) Okay good, just scratch all these out [Verse] She wondered once about her luck Put out her 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 'Til we get what we get, 'til we get what we get [Chorus] They say it makes you stronger But first you gotta survive What didn't kill you will make you wish you died What didn't kill you, make you wish you died Make you wish you died [Verse] She struggled to read his knuckle tattoos Beneath the ring and the scar But the left said love and the right read true She said please say you got a car It's parked out back It's pointed out of state It's a recent acquisition We 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 it stronger But first you gotta survive What didn't kill you, make you wish you died What didn't kill you, make you wish you died Make you wish you died [Verse] Yellow duffel in the seat back yonder A bunch of pretty junk I bought her It's yours if you want Either to you or the flames To me it's the same And she said no thanks, man, my baggage is packed This name on my ankle, with this knife in my leg But I know the place on the way out of town It's as good as burned down It's as good as burned down It's as good as burned- [Chorus] They say it makes it stronger But first you gotta survive What didn't kill you, make you wish you died What didn't kill you, make you wish you died Make you wish you died [Outro] You call that a scar A bruise, a tear Pillow marks And souvenirs, souvenirs [Spoken] I appreciate your low standards, as always