verse 1 Sittin' on a rooftop in Oakland California Down by the ocean in the city's pretty light Well the wind was soft and the fog was gentle Now I hear the sirens ringing in my head all night Oh daddy you know I been lyin' Oh momma you know that I'm tryin' It's easy to think you know, when you've come so far along Sometimes it feels alright and sometimes it's all wrong verse 2 Well I got so drunk I forgot my momma's birthday And I got so high that I lost my coat And I smoked so much I could barely see And I'm the richest man alive even though I'm broke Oh daddy you know I been lyin' Oh momma you know that I'm tryin' It's easy to think you know, when you've come so far along Sometimes it feels alright and sometimes it's all wrong verse 3 Now you get what you want if you're willing to work for it And you got all you need if you reach out your hand And you'll learn if you ever have the courage to know em' And if you don't, these words you will never understand Oh daddy you know I been lyin' Oh momma you know that I'm tryin' It's easy to think you know, when you've come so far along Sometimes it feels alright and sometimes it's all wrong