Hangin' By a Thread Lyrics

I walked alone on some old highway
Tryin� hard to bum a ride
When a grey haired man, pulled up beside me
Grinned at me, as I climbed inside
He said son, where are you going
Now won�t you tell me, just where you�re from
I said I�m broke and awful lonely
And I feel I can�t go on.

(Chorus)
I�ve been down below rock bottom
I�ve been tossed out and left for dead
I�ve had my share of stormy weather
Now I�m beat down and hangin� by a thread.

He just smiled and said that�s nothing
You ought to see the shape I�m in
I was born in a depression
I had no shoes, �til I was ten
I fought a war when I turned twenty
I left two kids and a worried wife
Lost a friend two days from leavin�
And I still owe that boy my life.

(Repeat Chorus)

I�ve got scars from years of living
An aching back from debts I paid
So don�t tell me about your troubles
Seems to me, you�ve got it made
Well, he dropped me off, this side of Knoxville
As he put out his cigarette
He shook my hand, slipped me a twenty
Left me with something, I won�t soon forget.

(Repeat Chorus)

Yeah, I�m beat down and hangin� by a thread.

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