Now friends if you'll just listen to me   You'll get some good hard earned advice   I don't aim to meddle in your business   I'm just trying to save ya an awful price      You see these teeth that I ain't got   And these knots on my bald head   I'll guaranty you boys I didn't get um'   There a lyin' home in bed      Now take the smart-Aleck in any town   Of him folks want no part   He acts like his head was only   Made to hold his ears apart      Now he might not like what I'm bout to say   And my words might make him sore   But I'm just trying to be helpful   'Cause I been down that road before      To bully folks and play mean tricks   Was once my pride and joy   Till one day I was toted home   And mama didn't know her little boy      My head was swelled up so doggone big   I couldn't get it through my front door   Now I ain't just talkin' ta hear myself   I been down that road before      A little fella about my size   Got tired of bein' pushed about   So he went to work and when he got through   He'd knocked everyone of my teeth out      One time too many I rubbed him wrong   And he evened up the score   Now that's what happens when you get too big for your britches   I been down that road before      Now when you get to thinking your really smart   There's somebody smarter then you   And no matter how much you boast and brag   You can still learn a thing or two      Go get you some treatments just like I've had   And you won't hanker for more   I've really learned the meaning of living and loving   'Cause I've been down that road before      Now the man that walks this rocky road   Usually gets just what he deserves   But he's just a helpless servant   To a master that he servers      Now I've learned to slow my temper down   And not to pick no scraps no more   Boys its a lot easier on the head and the eyes   'Cause I've been down that road before