I Swear (to God)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I only had a couple drinks last night And a few good hits from an antler pipe And I must admit, I had a few white lines And I don't know what all happened I woke up in the noontime light With a poundin' head, shiner on my eye And I don't know how and I don't why But it feels like fierce abandon [Chorus] Ah, working on a buildin' outta hand-hewn brimstone Workin' on a buildin' and I'm buildin' on it all alone Well there ain't nobody in my room tonight Goodnight, honey; honey, sleep tight Ma, I swear I'm doin' all right But when the evenin' comes around I swear to God [Verse 2] Pay no mind to the words I say 'Cause they ain't no 'count anyway I've been ramblin' around and led astray By the paths that I been choosin' Cuttin' paths like a forest fire Pupils wider than backhoe tires Throwin' my money on a funeral pyre But it sure feels good abusin' [Chorus] Ah, working on a buildin' outta hand-hewn brimstone Workin' on a buildin' and I'm buildin' on it all alone Well, there ain't nobody in my room tonight Goodnight, honey; honey, sleep tight Ma, I swear I'm doin' all right But when the evenin' comes around I swear to God [Verse 3] Band's too loud for their Bible thumpin' It feels too good to not count for somethin' Big Sandy rock, Sludge River roll Goddamn! Fire in the hole! Look out, baby, I'm bound to blow I'm bound to blow a gasket Damn good gig, good damn crowd Good God, for cryin' out loud Comin' off stage I was mighty proud Then I don't know what all happened [Chorus] Ah, working on a buildin' outta hand-hewn brimstone Workin' on a buildin' and I'm buildin' on it all alone Well there ain't nobody in my room tonight Good night, honey; honey, sleep tight Ma, I swear I'm doing all right But when the evenin' comes around I swear to God I swear to God