Survival Song

I broke my promise on a very sharp rock
 And I was possessed by something quite unfriendly
 And I was haunted by a demon in my sleep
 And that's how I learned how to survive
 And I gave a beer to a bum that was drinking
 And I gave some sauce to my bestest friend for cooking
 And I gave water to all I thought were thirsty
 And that's how I learned how to survive
 I gave my money to the bank for safe keeping
 And I gave my money to my landlord he was needing it
 And I gave attention to the T.V. that was bleeding
 And that's how I learned how to survive
 But if you ain't got the do-re-mi boys
 If you got the do-re-mi
 Well you better go back to beautiful Texas
 Oklahoma, Kansas, Georgia, Tennessee
 California's a garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see
 But believe it or not you won't find it so hot
 If you ain't got the do-re-mi
 And we totally ripped off a man named Woody Gutherie
 And I bought a restaurant for his son named Alice
 And I fed false information to the audience
 And that's how I learned how to survive
 And I give a thank-you to my father for not raising me
 And I give a finger to my step-father for beating me
 And I give props to myself for achieving
 And god damn I'm glad that I survived
 And god damn I'm surprised that I survived
 We just handed you a giant load of gibberish
 And I give love to a lover quite deserving of it
 And I give thanks to all of you for listening
 To the story of how we learned how to survive