I gotta brand new car that drinks a bunch a gas Got a house in a neighborhood thats fading fast Got a dog and a cat that don't fight too much Got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch Got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids A couple big secrets I'd kill to keep hid I don't God but i fear his wrath I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path I've got a couple of opinions that I hold dear Got a whole lotta debt and a whole lotta fear Got a grill in the backyard and a case of beers Got a boat that ain't seen the water in years More bills than money I can do the math I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path I'm trying to keep focus as I drive down the road On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load Ain't bitchin about things that ain't in my grasp Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path I gotta friend of mine that I've known all my life Who can't get it right no matter how hard he tries He's got kids he don't see and several ex wivesand a list of bad decisions bout 80 miles wide Trouble with the law and the IRSWhere he'll get the money is anybody's guess He's a long way off but if you was to ask He'll say I'm trying to stay on the righteous path We are trying to keep focused as we drive down the roadlike back in highschool before the world turned cold Now the brakes are thin and the curves are fast Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path We're hanging out and we're hanging onwe're trying our best we can to keep on keeping on We got messed up minds for these messed up times And it's a thin thin line Separating his from mine I'm trying to keep focused on the righteous path80 miles an hour with a worn out mapno time for self pity or a load of crap Just trying to keep steady on the righteous path