I took a wrong turn down a dead-end street and fell into another bar
I shook off the rain, pulled up a seat and drowned my weary heart
An old man sat down next to me with years etched on his face

He said "You better take it easy son, or you´ll never leave this place"
I laughed and bought another drink, and a double for him too
I told him all my struggles and the hell I´m going through
The broken dreams, the things I´ve seen, and the people I´ve let down
He raised a glass and half a smile and bought another round

And he said, "Don´t tell me, ´cause you know I wrote the book"
"And trouble´s been my shadow for so long"
"But the words I wrote, they won´t do you any good"
"You gotta live your life before you´re dead and gone"

We laughed and cried for hours as we drank away the night
He spoke of sins and celebrations, the stories of his life
"Son, you think you´ve got it tough, as bad as it can get"
"But I´ve seen my share of ups and downs, and you ain´t seen nothing yet"
"You ain´t seen nothing yet"

"So don´t tell me, ´cause you know I wrote the book"
"And trouble´s been my shadow for so long"
"But the words I wrote, they won´t do you any good"
"You gotta live your life before you´re dead and gone"

The lights go up
We´ve had too much and everyone´s gone home
But let´s have one more for the good times
And one more for the road, one more for the road

"Don´t tell me, ´cause you know I wrote the book"
"And trouble´s been my shadow for so long"
"But the words I wrote, they won´t do you any good"
"You gotta live your life before you´re dead and gone"
"You gotta live your life before you´re dead and gone"