Whiskey And Thorns

When I was a boy well I asked my daddy then
 Is there any way in this life to get ahead
 I was just a child but I never will forget
 He sat me down upon his knee and this is what he said
 He said this life will chew you up and spit you out
 He said this life will leave you bloody and battered on the ground
 He said if you're gonna mess with the bull you know you 'gon get the horns
 Sometimes life is all roses and margaritas
 Sometimes it's whiskey and thorns
 Well I heard my daddy's words and I took them all to heart
 When I became a man I left to make a brand new start
 It took a couple years maybe more than just a few
 To realize the words my daddy told me all were true
 He said this life will chew you up and spit you out
 He said this life will leave you bloody and battered on the ground
 He said if you're gonna mess with the bull you know you 'gon get the horns
 Sometimes life is all roses and margaritas
 Sometimes it's whiskey and thorns
 Well I'm plenty older now couple kids and a wife
 Someday them kids will ask about the secret to this life
 I'll tell them nothing good ever came from sitting around and crying
 So get busy with your living or you're getting busy dying
 Because this life will chew you up and spit you out
 this life will leave you bloody and battered on the ground
 And if you're gonna mess with the bull better take it by the horns
 Sometimes life is all roses and margaritas
 Sometimes it's whiskey and thorns