"Sober" lyrics - JAMEY JOHNSON

I've been mad, I've been drunk
I've been so high I can't tell up from down
But lately I've been working on
Trying to get my feet back on the ground
It ain't easy on the wagon
Hell I lost more of my mind than I have found
All these drinking songs we're playing
Make it hard staying sober in this town

I'd take a paycheck and I'd turn it to a sack of weed
And I'd burn it straight to hell
I'd drink a beer joint dry and then the next day
I'm right back at the well
If the body is a temple
I worked hard to keep that steeple spinning 'round
Then one day I heard the preacher say
Lord it's hard staying sober in this town

Lord I pray for the courage
To greet the hardened faces with a smile
They don't notice any difference
But then again I guess forgiveness
Just takes a while
Would you believe he'd give a sinner
Like me amazing grace
How sweet that sound
But it's been hell crossing over
It's so hard staying sober in this town
And the hardest part ain't over
It's so hard staying sober in this town