Single six months yesterday   Thought I oughta celebrate   So I went down to grab a couple of beers      And I got so drunk, I ripped my pants   I asked the bouncer for a dance   I thanked him as he threw me out   I woke up at a waffle house   With a shiner and a wild brunette   She don't know my real name yet   Well no, I ain't over you      But I'm doin' my best   Every day an' every night   Hangin' on by a thread   That's stretched just a little too tight   If I can't find some peace of mind   I'll take what I can get   I ain't doin' much good   But I'm doin' my best      And I decided I'd get smart   And have a long talk with my heart   At some quiet spot outside of town      So I took my best friend's Pontiac   I drove it like a maniac   Right into the reservoir   I guess we ain't best friends no more   Just my luck a cop came by   Who I beat up in junior high   He said I better have a good excuse      I said I'm doin' my best   Every day and every night   Hangin' on by a thread   That's stretched just a little too tight   If I can't find some peace of mind   I'll take what I can get   I ain't doin' much good   But I'm doin' my best      Some day I just might join the human race again   If I can ever find a place to show my face again   Yea, yea   I'm doin' my best      I said I'm doin' my best   Every day and every night   Hangin' on by a thread   That's stretched just a little too tight   If I can't find some peace of mind   I'll take what I can get   I ain't doin' much good   But I'm doin' my best   I'm doin' my best   I'm doin' my best