Lifetime To Prove

(verse 1) My pockets are empty though my wife has sent me, To the store for some cigarettes and bread, I started walkin there, got as far as the square, Then smell of beer went to my head, The thing about beer, it can make a man hear, Voices from days long since past, And with every third drink it'll make you think, That your youth will always last, No matter which way you move, It takes a lifetime to prove to yourself, I could have been more, I got one foot in the door, I just want one more, (verse 2) I thought of a time when my future was mine, IT didn't matter what anyone said, I was handsome and strong and when I walked along, I stood erect and looked straight ahead, But when I lost my fight, goin to turn tonight, Somewhere along the line Ilost my will, And now I'm sitting here, my life's full of beer, And I try to pretend it's not real, (chorus) No matter which way you move, It takes a lifetime to prove to yourself, I could have been more, I got one foot in the door, I just want one more, SOLO (CHORD CHANGE TO ) (verse 3) These days I barely survive on lot number five, In the mobile acres on the eastside of town, I swore this kind of life I'd never lead, I guess I let too many things get me down, If my papy could see what they done to me, I swear he'd march down there and make it all right, But he's long since gone and I'm old enough now, I should be able to fight my own fight, (chorus) No matter which way you move, It takes a lifetime to prove to yourself, I could have been more, I got one foot in the door, I just want one more, I got one foot in the door, I just want one more,