I left Georgia for the Sunshine State
For lunch I packed my papa’s gun
I know now that was my first mistake
Didn’t mean to hurt no one
Sometimes the wheel just goes round
Don’t stop until it grinds you in the ground
Life comes to a screeching halt
You can blame God but it ain’t his fault
Sometimes the wheel just goes round
If I’d been smart I’d read those signs
Left our love in the rearview
Pride can make a man go blind
Only see what he wants to
Sometimes the wheel just goes round
Don’t stop until it grinds you in the ground
Life comes to a screeching halt
You can blame God but it ain’t his fault
Sometimes the wheel just goes round
I found them where I thought they’d be
Didn’t even try to hide
In fact those fools just laughed at me
‘til my barrel caught their eye
Sometimes the wheel just goes round
Don’t stop until it grinds you in the ground
Life comes to a screeching halt
You can blame God but it ain’t his fault
Sometimes the wheel just goes round
I left Georgia for the Sunshine State
I know now that was my first mistake
credits
from Whiskey. Water. Music.,
released July 1, 2014
Recorded 2014 at ShieldSong Studios, Nashville, TN.
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