Beggars & Hangers-on

Album: It's Five O' Clock Somewhere (1995)
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  • Well I know, you couldn't love me
    'Cause you're promised to a wealthy man
    Take a look, what are you seeing?
    Is that a noose or a wedding band

    Should I go to see a healer
    Nervous twitchin' in my hands
    Nervous twitchin' in my head

    God help me rid this feelin'
    Cause I'm fallin' to pieces
    And I can't get out of bed

    Beggars and hangers-on
    Try to take you from me
    Someone with a bible in his pocket
    Clouding everything you see

    Beggars and hangers-on
    They chip it away
    Bury your soul in the river
    'Cause the end is here to stay

    God help me rid this feelin'
    'Cause I'm fallin' to pieces
    And I can't get out of bed

    I was wrong I don't need you
    It seems reckless and unfair
    Better days
    Are far behind
    Guess that's another cross I'll have to bear

    I know that there's a time and a reason
    To take the ghost and lock it up inside
    And maybe I am down
    But I'm not beaten
    Like anything
    We were born to die

    Beggars and hangers-on
    Try to take you from me
    Someone with a bible in his pocket
    Clouding everything you see

    Beggars and hangers-on
    They chip it away
    Bury your soul in the river
    'Cause the end is here to stay

    Beggars and hangers on
    Beggars and hangers on
    No no no no
    No no no no
    No no no no Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Trish from Houston, TxI absolutely love this song, it's always included in my playlist.
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