Intro He was warmin his hands with a hot coffee cup Pourin in whiskey as I walked up he never blinked an eye He just asked for a light I noticed he didn't have soles on his shoes So I pulled out a twenty said go buy some food But he just stared at his cup like I wasn't there Then he looked at me said son that's nice But there's some things money can't buy Chorus I want my life back I want that house that I called home I want that job I worked for 22 years before I gotlaidoff I want what I had when I laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me And that man I used to be I want my life back I walked through the door and sat down at the bar Had a shot and a beer lit up a cigar it ran through my head Every word that old man said I had a woman that loved me with all of her heart But my pride and my temper made it all fall apart I was to headstrong to admit when I was wrong It's been 6 months since she moved out Guess my pride ain't helping me now Chorus 2 I want my life back I want that house that I called home I want to hear her voice and see her face every day when I get off I want what I had when I laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me And that man I used to be I want my life back Bridge I paid my tab and left that bar Grabbed my phone jumped in my car I dialed her number and when she said hello I said Chorus I want my life back