I came hungry Came to make me some money Got my blues from the karate kid And my roots from Bugs Bunny
Well I burned out and got older My spirit smoldered Stuffed a sock in my pants And tossed a chip on my shoulder
Well I gave up thinking And I took up drinking To emanicipate my mind like Abraham Lincoln
Then I robbed and I ripped Wagging my lips Singing bibbidibobbidibibbidibib
I got drunk and I smoked a lot of cigarettes I got a hangover but I never got rid of it My heart got broke and my brain got bruised I still don't know a thing about the tough guy blues
There was this little flirt Popping out of her shirt Smiling and laughing Hanging on to each word
So innocent and sweet Rockin' to the beat I tapped that keg Like she tapped her little feet
A girl half my age in love with me I got busted at age thirty three My heart got broke and my brain got bruised But I still don't know a thing about the tough guy blues
So high so fast that's when I crashed Down in the gutter tossed out of my ass
Like a cartoon Saturday morning I wave by still hovering And splat on the ground Know the true meaning of suffering
I got a reason for the anger Like a blind blues singer I gouge out my eyes And let a stray dog lick my finger
I get sad sometimes act suicidal I look like Jesus but I've never read the Bible My heart got broke and my brain got bruised But I still don't know a thing about the tough guy blues