Rattlesnake morning And the ceiling fan's a-buzzing Fly up on my face I'm too sick to move a muscle And the shower's in the next room Feels like a mile away Oh God, today's the thirty-first I gotta get the water bill paid I bought a '67 Lincoln Suicide doors Got that Posi truck transmission Four on the floor I'm gonna hook up to the one-horse Enter in the UPRA I ain't-a roper by no means But I gotta get the water bill paid And I'm on high hopes You ain't livin' 'less you're livin' life broke Workin' on high hopes Too late, too long Just party through the pain and carry on I broke an axle in Bandera Nearly lost the trailer I mechanic on the side But rarely turns out right I'd call some help if I could see straight Looks like I'm sleeping here tonight But this is mountain lion country And I hear they love a redhead delight And I'm on high hopes You ain't livin' 'less you're livin' life broke Workin' on high hopes Too late, too long Just party through the pain and carry on And I'm on high hopes You ain't livin' 'less you're livin' life broke Workin' on high hopes Too late, too long Just party through the pain and carry on