Free Fall

I slept straight through to eight a. m.
 That same old lame alarm clock excuse just ain't gonna work again
 I light a Marlboro for breakfast
 On my way out the door
 That's the third day this month I had one too many the night before
 And judging from the past, it won't be the last
 It's a free fall when your back's against the wall
 When you hit rock bottom and the bottom drops out
 How's a man supposed to stand tall
 Well, the high life ain't my life
 I can't walk a line and I damn sure ain't gonna crawl
 Just living in a free fall
 With a shovel in my hand and a hammer in my head
 Right about now I can think of a thousand things I'd rather do instead
 But I dig in this hole for my dignity
 I think I finally come to understand working for the man ain't working for me
 I can only take so much
 My only way is up
 From a free fall when your back's against the wall
 When you hit rock bottom and the bottom drops out
 How's a man supposed to stand tall
 Well, the high life ain't my life
 I can't walk a line and I damn sure ain't gonna crawl
 Living in a free fall
 It's a free fall when your back's against the wall
 When you hit rock bottom and the bottom drops out
 How's a man supposed to stand tall
 Well, the high life ain't my life
 I can't walk a line and I damn sure ain't gonna crawl
 Just living in a free fall
 Free fall