Life was a ball of alcohol   And pills and blues and gals   And every hung over mornin’   Was an unheeded warnin’   That I shared with my lost pals      And the music flowed    And my chosen road grew wider everyday   Till the highs got low and the will said no   I can’t go on that way       Can’t go that way, can’t go that way   Yes, the highs got low and the will said no   I can’t go on that way      Sugar is sweet and good prime meat   Is so hard to come by   Saccharine is ‘round again   But today it’s do or die      My baby’s is home where I belong   And this is still my day   I am hangin’ on and I am comin’ on strong   And I can’t go on that way      Can’t go that way, can’t go that way   I’m still hangin’ on and comin’ on strong   And I can’t go on that way      Up is down and next time around   I aint goin’ round again   When it comes my time, I’m gonna stop at the line   And forget where I’ve been      Who was it said that alive is dead   And night to some is day   Just let her go and let a new wind blow   ‘Cause I can go on that way