I Lived (And I'm Pissed About It)

[Verse 1]
Flatlined twice in the back of a truck
Third time's a charm, I guess I'm out of luck
They said "you're a miracle, you cheated the grave"
I said "shut your mouth, I was finally behaving"
Down in the fire, I had a good seat
Now I'm back in the dust with blisters on my feet

[Chorus]
I lived, and I'm pissed about it
Had a one-way ticket, someone went and routed it
Back to this wasteland, back to this curse
Last time I checked, dead was better — or worse?
I lived, and don't you dare clap
Resurrection's a joke without a good nap
So save your confetti, save your parade
I lived, and I'm pissed — and that's the price I paid

[Verse 2]
Got a second chance I never asked for
Somebody upstairs must be keeping score
Or maybe the devil just wanted me gone
Didn't care where I landed as long as I moved along
Either way, I'm breathing and that's the bad news
Bought a beer with a coupon, still felt like I got screwed

[Chorus]

I lived, and I'm pissed about it
Had a one-way ticket, someone went and routed it
Back to this wasteland, back to this curse
Last time I checked, dead was better — or worse?
I lived, and don't you dare clap
Resurrection's a joke without a good nap
So save your confetti, save your parade
I lived, and I'm pissed — and that's the price I paid

[Bridge — spoken, spitting]
Everyone keeps saying "you're so lucky to be alive"
Lucky?
Lucky is finding a twenty in your coat pocket.
Lucky is the last cold beer at the gas station.
Lucky is not waking up face-down in a ditch again.
[beat]
I died. Went to hell. Got evicted.
And now I'm back here.
With you people.
[laughs, no joy]
Lucky.

[Guitar break — fast, angry, notes bending like they're trying to escape]

[Outro — sung, shouting now]
I lived, and I'm pissed about it!
Don't throw a party, don't you dare plan a parade!
Just point me to the nearest cliff
And then get out of my way!
I lived, I lived, I LIVED —
And I'm pissed about it every single goddamn day!

[last chord rings. Heavy breathing. Then, muttered:]
...someone get me a drink.

[boots stomp. Fade.]

Outlaw Country, male, Tempo: fast, driving, mean.