I got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gasnI got a house in a neighborhood that’s fading fastnI got a dog and a cat that don’t fight too muchnI got a few hundred channels to keep me in touchnI got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kidsnI got a couple of big secrets I’d kill to keep hidnI don’t know God but I fear his wrathnI’m trying to keep focused on the righteous pathnnI got a couple of opinions that I hold dearnA whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fearnI got an itch that needs scratching but it feels alrightnI got the need to blow it out on Saturday nightnI got a grill in the backyard and a case of beersnI got a boat that ain’t seen the water in yearsnMore bills than money, I can do the mathnI’m trying to keep focused on the righteous pathnnI’m trying to keep focused as I drive down the roadnOn the ditches and the curves and the heavy loadnAin’t bitching bout things that aren’t in my graspnJust trying to hold steady on the righteous pathnnThere’s this friend of mine I’ve known all my lifenWho can’t get it right no matter how hard he triesnHe’s got kids he don’t see and several ex-wivesnAnd a list of bad decisions bout eight miles widenTrouble with the law and the IRSnAnd where he’ll get the money’s anybody’s guessnHe’s a long way off but if you was to asknHe’d say he’s trying to stay focused on the righteous pathnnTrying to keep focused as we drive down the roadnLike we did back in High School before the world turned coldnNow the brakes are thin and the curves are fastnWe’re trying to hold steady on the righteous pathnnWe’re hanging out and we’re hanging onnWe’re trying the best we can to keep keeping onnWe got messed up minds for these messed up timesnAnd it’s a thin thin line separating his from minennTrying to hold steady on the righteous pathn80 miles and hour with a worn out mapnNo time for self-pity or self-righteous crapnTrying to stay focused on the righteous path