You can't imagine this here life - and all the things I've been through
I've been knocked down so many times - hard times ain't nothing new
I've been cut cut from stem to stern - sowed back up again
Lost my brother to the needle - lost my wife and her best friend
Oh you'll never know just what it takes to feel these dues
Oh before you criticize me
Well walk a mile in my blues
I know I'm not the only one - to walk a trail of tears
And I've got the scars to prove it - I've been on the road for years
I hold my head up high - crying won't do no good
I ain't asking for nothing - hell I wouldn't if I could
Oh you'll never know just what it takes to feel these dues
Oh before you judge me
Well walk a mile in my blues
Everyone's fighting a battle - a little pain goes a long, long way
Everyone wants to be understood but there's a price we gotta pay
Guitar solo
Long as I'm still standing - right here in front of you
I don't care what you say - I've got nothing left to prove
Oh you'll never know just what it takes to feel these dues
Before you talk me
Walk a mile in my blues
Walk a mile in my blues
You'll never understand oh the living I've been through
Every, every road I've traveled
I've paid my dues