My daddy was an engine man
Breaking his back, working as hard as he can
Nobody ever gave him a dime
He had to work for it all of his life
His daddy was an engineer
His thoughts were straight and his vision was clear
He used to sit me down and say
"Let me teach you how to deal with the world
Just take this and you won't even have to care
I just pretend that I'm not there
Life is hard, life is f*ckin rough
You eat the shit and you take the guff
Sometimes life just isn't enough
You gotta rely on substances"
Take this and you won't even have to care
I just pretend like I'm not there
But I've been led to believe
Drugs provide a form of relief