[Intro]
Woo
[Verse 1]
My daddy called me on a Friday mornin'
So sad to tell me just what you'd done
You tried so hard to make everyone hate you
But in the end, you were the only one
Pissed and wired, and sick, tired
[?] than anyone else
You tried so hard to make [?] kill you
In the end, you had to do it yourself
[Verse 2]
Who's to blame for the loveless marriage?
Who's to blame for the broken band?
Who's to blame for the [?] that killed you?
Your own teeth marks in your own damned hand
Thrown out before the date's expired
You'd never let anyone help
You tried so hard to make somethin' kill you
But in the end, you had to do it yourself
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
Everyone's got them nights when the night's so long
The dead-end life just brings you down
You lean back under the microphone
And [?] your demons out with goddam walls of noise and sound
[Verse 4]
And it's a sorry thing to do to your sweet sister
A sorry thing to do to your lovin' [?]
A sorry thing to do to the folks who loved you
Your mom and dad lost their only boy
[?]
[?] loved yourself
[Refrain]
You never [?] couldn't kill you
So in the end, you had to do it yourself
Livin' life just couldn't kill you
So in the end, you had to do it yourself
[Segue]
(Thank you)
Do It Yourself (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002) was written by Patterson Hood & Mike Cooley & Brad Morgan & Jason Isbell & Earl Hicks.
Do It Yourself (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002) was produced by David Barbe.
Drive-by-truckers released Do It Yourself (Live at Flicker Bar - Athens, GA - June 20th, 2002) on Fri Nov 14 2025.