I got a brand new car that drinks a bunch of gas   I got a house in a neighborhood that’s fading fast   I got a dog and a cat that don’t fight too much   I got a few hundred channels to keep me in touch   I got a beautiful wife and three tow-headed kids   I got a couple of big secrets I’d kill to keep hid   I don’t know God but I fear his wrath   I’m trying to stay focused on the righteous path      I got a couple of opinions that I hold dear   A whole lot of debt and a whole lot of fear   I got an itch that needs scratching but it feels alright   I got the need to blow it out on Saturday night   I got a grill in the backyard and a case of beers   I 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 focused as I drive down the road   On the ditches and the curves and the heavy load   Ain’t bitching bout things that aren’t in my grasp   Just trying to hold steady on the righteous path      There’s this friend of mine 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-wives   And a list of bad decisions bout eight miles wide   Trouble with the law and the IRS   And where he’ll get the money’s anybody’s guess   He’s a long way off but if you was to ask   He’d say he’s trying to stay focused on the righteous path      Trying to keep focused as we drive down the road   Like we did back in High School before the world turned cold   Now the brakes are thin and the curves are fast   We’re trying to hold steady on the righteous path      We’re hanging out and we’re hanging on   We’re trying the best we can to keep keeping on   We got messed up minds for these messed up times   And it’s a thin thin line separating his from mine      Trying to hold steady on the righteous path   80 miles and hour with a worn out map   No time for self-pity or self-righteous crap   Trying to stay focused on the righteous path