Intro: G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 Well, I was never one to back down from a fight, or run G5 C5 from a problem G5 C5 Of all those things the youngest boy could be, I was the G5 C5 wild one G5 C5 Mama did the best she could to try to raise me right, but I G5 C5 didn't listen G5 C5 I learned a lot of things in my life, I never learned my G5 C5 lesson D5 C5 G5 I was chasin' my dreams and runnin' from my convictions D5 C5 G5 Chasin' my tail getting all the attention D5 C5 D5 Had all the potential, but lackin' in direction Chorus: G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 I spent most of my money on things I didn't need G5 D5 C5 I spent most of my youth strung out on whiskey and G5 D5 C5 speed D5 C5 G5 Spent most of my love on ladies of the night D5 C5 G5 Spent most of my time out lookin' for a fight D5 C5 D5 C5 It's all said and done I guess I, I guess I must confess D5 G5 I just wasted the rest G5 C5 Me and the boys used to go down town, had nothin' to do and G5 C5 nowhere to go G5 C5 Small town boys with big ideas that we heard about on the G5 C5 radio G5 C5 And all I wanted was to live the life of those songs that G5 C5 they used to play G5 C5 Yeah, I want to rock and roll all night, and party every G5 C5 day D5 C5 G5 One day in school I learned about protection D5 C5 G5 One night in jail I learned about redemption D5 C5 D5 Seems most of life had been, such a contradiction Repeat Chorus: Bridge: D5 C5 G5 Can't say I'm proud of all my indiscretions D5 C5 G5 Can't say I'm sorry for my lack of apprehension D5 C5 D5 Man I had some good times, in case I didn't mention Chorus: G5 D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 I spent most of my money on things, I'll never need G5 D5 C5 I spent most of my youth kinda strung out on the whiskey G5 C5 and speed D5 C5 G5 I spent most of my love on those ladies of the night D5 C5 G5 I spent most of my time out lookin' for a fight D5 C5 D5 C5 I guess you could say, I really put life to the test D5 G5 And I just wasted the rest D5 G5 I just wasted the rest D5 G5 Man, I wased the rest D5 G5 Lord, I wasted the rest
