23 - Steel Mix

Simple as my mama said when I was very young
 She told me, "Not to worry, son, one day, you'll be someone"
 But here I am at 21 as loaded as a stagecoach shotgun
 I'm sorry, Mama, please don't look at me
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 When I got to Oklahoma, I was 17
 My papa taught me how to work, and Lord, he was mean
 Workin' all day in that August heat
 And he taught me how to fish, my uncle taught me how to drink
 Now I'm 23
 And there ain't nobody who can drink like me
 Soon, I'll be 24
 And the Lord knows that I can't drink no more
 I know I shoulda taken it slow
 It's not the way that my life goes
 Now I know
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 When you're passed out on the floor
 You're sober by 24
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 Well, I had a girl who loved me the whole damn time
 And I'd drink my whiskey, and she'd drink wine
 But soon, my bottle was too much to company
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 Yeah, we'd sit on the river, and we'd fish all day
 And we'd drive across the country, let the radio play
 Seven damn years, I never thought she'd leave
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 Now I'm 23
 And there ain't nobody who can drink like me
 Soon, I'll be 24
 And the Lord knows that I can't drink no more
 I know I shoulda taken it slow
 It's not the way that my life goes
 Lord, I know
 When you're passed out on the floor
 You're sober by 24
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 Simple as my mama said when I was very young