With the beach at Corpus Christi, with the weather beatin' face, on the fourth week of JulyIt took us fourteen days to get there, and every muster ate, so I forced myself to rideI find hindsight is a tricky tool for a man to readSo I keep my gaze forward, and such is the viewIt's a birthday and true endingOf a life that took me half a mileI shall find a common hearing advantageWell, when I love to go the rest of the wayFrom my youngest recollectionTo the current hourI've always walked with manAnd if I win, I'll be the first man to knowI'll waver my convictionLike I sometimes doGet it back thenConfusing courageFor a selfish stoneHe tried to rid meSo I found a sharp knifeA cup to ride with meIt's a birthday and true endingRevengeful endingOf a life that took me half a mileI shall find a common hearing advantageWhen I love to go the rest of the wayAh, ah, ah, ah, ahAh, ah, ah, ah, ahAh, ah, ah, ah, ah, ahI took stock of the situationHad a quarrel with a manHe was troubled from the startHe had formed a strong opinionBut judging from his looksHe was weak within his heartSo I beat that cowardLike a broken manWith a hobbled gameI am determinedTo beat his pocketsAnd I sealed his fateIt's a birth to meEventuallyOf a lifeThat took me half of my daysI shall find a commonDealing advantageWhen I love to goThe rest of my daysHey yeahI'm broken deepHas to go that dayOf a life that took me half of my daysI shall find a commonDealing advantageYeahWhen I love to goThe rest of the wayyou