Hellbender (Live At St. Augustine Amphitheatre, St. Augustine, Fl 4/22/23)

In the cold early morning, in the hills of Kentucky
I woke to the sound of the rain
And the girl from last evening laid silently sleeping
Though I couldn't remember her name
My head was a pounding 
And the sweat poured around me 
Like the faucet that she left on high
With a chip on my shoulder, I'm another day older
And I swear I could break down and cry

Never once made a dollar, which I didn't gamble
Or scramble to burn at both ends
I've raged all night long, in the hour before dawn
On spirits and bitters and blends
What's left of my day might be crimson or grey
But never again black and white
With a chip on my shoulder, I'm another day older
And I swear I could break down and cry
Ain't it lonesome?

I'm a fool with my money and I'm a fool with my drinking
I'm sinking to bottom of the well
Adding fuel to the fire like my wildest desire
Is to spend the next lifetime in hell
I could cruise down to Hades in a snow white Mercedes 
And a devilish look in my eye
With a chip on my shoulder, I'm another day older
And I swear I could break down and cry

There's a hard place on one side and a rock on the other
No corners to cut in this maze
Only one way to do it, just to grin and bear through it
Been drinking up the courage for days
So I'll drain every cup and keep stacking them up
'Til the sun stumbles out of the sky
With a chip on my shoulder, I'm another day older
And I swear I could break down and cry

Well I'll keep on this way 'til my dying day
It's a blessing I've tried to disguise
With a chip on my shoulder, I'm another day older
And I swear I could break down and cry