he was warmin his hands with a hot coffee cup and pourin in whiskey as i walked up he never blinked an eye he just asked for a light i noticed he didn t have soles on his shoes so i pulled out a twenty said go buy some food but he just stared at his cup like i wasn t there then he looked at me said son that s nice but there s some things money can t buy i want my life back i want that house that i called home i want that job i worked for 22 years before i got laid off i want what i had when i laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me and that man i used to be i want my life back i walked through the door and sat down at the bar had a shot and a beer lit up a cigar it ran through my head every word that old man said i had a woman that loved me with all of her heart but my pride and my temper made it all fall apart i was too headstrong to admit when i was wrong it s been 6 months since she moved out guess my pride ain t helping me now i want my life back i want that house that i called home i want to hear her voice and see her face every day when i get off i want what i had when i laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me and that man i used to be i want my life back i paid my tab and left that bar i grabbed my phone jumped in my car i dialed her number and when she said hello i said i want my life back i want that house that i called home i want to hear your voice and see your face every day when i get off i want what i had when i laid down in the arms of the woman that believed in me and the man i used to be i want my life back i want my life back