I Gotta Change (Or I’m Gonna Die)

[Verse 1]
Pain pills started for a backache
Doctor dropped me like a lead weight
No I cop off the interstate
Bout 15 miles from here

I'm not the type you would expect
I work harder than a son of a bitch
Trying to raise up these three kids
And keep 'em clothed and fed

[Pre-Chorus]
What's a man worth if he can't work?
Was I really made as a rich man's hammer?
Is this all there'll ever be for me?

[Chorus]
I gotta change or I'm gonna die
I wanna live so I'm gonna try
Give it my best, this ain't a test I plan to fail
Where I come from, they'll break a man
What I got now, I built with these hands
I'm not afraid to get a little dirt beneath my nails
This ain't a test I plan to fail

[Verse 2]
Oxys beat me like I owed them money
Still on my feet and I feel like running
Maybe somewhere it's always summer
And leave these cares behind

But I've got folks who depend on me
I rise in the dark 'cause I still believe there's
Something good I just can't see yet
Up around the bend

[Chorus]
I gotta change or I'm gonna die
I wanna live so I'm gonna try
Give it my best, this ain't a test I plan to fail
Where I come from, they'll break a man
What I got now, I built with these hands
I'm not afraid to get a little dirt beneath my nails
This ain't a test I plan to fail

[Verse 3]
I used to never take an Advil
But if I don't earn we don't pay bills
Inside I'm screaming like an anvil
When iron and hammer meet

[Chorus]
I gotta change or I'm gonna die
I wanna live so I'm gonna try
Give it my best, this ain't a test I plan to fail
Where I come from, they'll break a man
What I got now, I built with these hands
I'm not afraid to get a little dirt beneath my nails
This ain't a test I plan to fail

[Outro]
This ain't a test I plan to fail