A Thousand Train Wrecks In Life

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Steve Barnet , Mike Simpson , Elvis Nash 

Verse 1

I got a mile-long rap sheet of bad decisions

Every one felt right in the moment I made ’em

Mama said, “Son, you ain’t got no supervision”

I said, “That’s the charm,” then I doubled down and paid it

I tried to quit drinking, love, and loaded dice

All three quit me the very same night

I ain’t unlucky, I’m just committed

To learning the hard way every time I miss it

Pre-Chorus

I been rear-ended by fate at every red light

Still arguing with God like I might be right

Chorus (Hook)

You get about a thousand train wrecks in life

Before you learn how to stand up straight

I been hit head-on by wrong turns twice

And sideswiped by every mistake I make

Yeah I don’t duck, I don’t brake, I don’t bend

I just laugh when the whistle screams again

You get about a thousand train wrecks in life

Hell, I’m just checking off number nine-nine-eight

Verse 2

I dated a preacher’s daughter and a biker’s ex

Somehow lost both and the house deposit

I bet on horses with a limp and a cough

Turns out faith don’t pay interest

I got scars from women and the IRS

And a lawyer who don’t return calls

I been sober just long enough

To remember why I drink at all

Pre-Chorus

If wisdom comes from pain, I should be a saint

But I still pull the lever when it says “Don’t play”

Chorus (Hook)

You get about a thousand train wrecks in life

Before you learn how to stand up straight

I been hit head-on by wrong turns twice

And sideswiped by every mistake I make

Yeah I don’t duck, I don’t brake, I don’t bend

I just laugh when the whistle screams again

You get about a thousand train wrecks in life

Hell, I’m just checking off number nine-nine-eight

Bridge

I seen the light at the end of the tunnel

Turn out it was another engine coming through

If there’s a lesson I ain’t learned yet

It’s probably labeled “Warning: You”

Breakdown (spoken / half-sung)

Conductor says, “Son, you ever learn?”

I said, “Maybe… but not today.”

Final Chorus

You get about a thousand train wrecks in life

Before you earn that crooked smile

I been dragging hope down rusted rails

Still waving at trouble every mile

Yeah I don’t quit, I don’t pray, I don’t run

I just light one up and wait my turn

You get about a thousand train wrecks in life

And buddy, I got a few left to burn

Outro

If surviving’s the prize for staying insane

I’ll take mine in dents and pain

Hear that whistle? Yeah, that’s me again

Still standing… still on the train