High Cost of Living by Jamey Johnson
High Cost of Living by Jamey Johnson

High Cost of Living

Jamey Johnson * Track #2 On That Lonesome Song

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High Cost of Living by Jamey Johnson

Release Date
Tue Aug 05 2008
Performed by
Jamey Johnson
Produced by
The Kent Hardley Playboys & Jamey Johnson & Dave Cobb
Writed by
Jamey Johnson & James T. Slater
About

This is a story song about a fellow who lost sight of what’s important in life:

Your physical and mental health
Your relationships with your family and your friends
Your self-image, how you view yourself
Living your life with purpose; becoming the person you want to be

High Cost of Living Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was just a normal guy, life was just a nine to five
With bills and pressure, piled up to the sky
She never asked, she knew I'd been, hangin' with my wilder friends
Lookin' for some other way to fly

[Verse 2]
And three days straight was no big feat, could get by with no food or sleep
And crazy was becomin' my new norm
I'd pass out on the bedroom floor
And sleep right through the calm before the storm

[Chorus]
My life was just an old routine, every day the same damn thing
I couldn't even tell I was alive
I tell you, the high cost of livin'
Ain't nothin' like the cost of livin' high

[Verse 3]
That Southern Baptist parkin' lot, was where I'd go to smoke my pot
An' sit there in my pickup truck and pray
Starin' at that giant cross, just reminded me that I was lost
And it just never seemed to point the way

[Verse 4]
As soon as Jesus turned his back, I'd find my way across the tracks
Lookin' just to score, another deal
With my back against that damn eightball
I didn't have to think or talk, or feel

[Chorus]
My life was just an old routine, every day the same damn thing
I couldn't even tell I was alive
I tell you, the high cost of livin'
Ain't nothin' like the cost of livin' high

[Verse 5]
My whole life went through my head, layin' in that motel bed
Watchin' as the cops kicked in the door
I had a job and a piece of land, my sweet wife was my best friend
But I traded that for cocaine and a whore

[Verse 6]
With my newfound sobriety, I've got the time to sit and think
Of all the things I had, and threw away
This prison is much colder than
That one that I was locked up in just yesterday

[Chorus]
My life is just an old routine, every day the same damn thing
Hell I can't even tell if I'm alive
I tell you, the high cost of livin'
Ain't nothin' like the cost of livin' high

[Outro]
I tell you, the high cost of livin'
It ain't nothin' like the cost of livin' high
(Just leave that stuff alone)

High Cost of Living Q&A

Who wrote High Cost of Living's ?

High Cost of Living was written by Jamey Johnson & James T. Slater.

Who produced High Cost of Living's ?

High Cost of Living was produced by The Kent Hardley Playboys & Jamey Johnson & Dave Cobb.

When did Jamey Johnson release High Cost of Living?

Jamey Johnson released High Cost of Living on Tue Aug 05 2008.

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