Self Made Man

[Verse 1]
Man, I used to smoke a lot of dope
Do a lot of cocaine
I drank a lot of whiskey
And I popped a lot of pills
I spent a lot of years riding on that night train
Looking for a deeper, darker thrill
And I probably never should've gotten married
I damn sure never should have been divorced
She deserved a whole lot more than half of nothing
Half of nothing's all I could afford

[Chorus]
But you can't reach the gates of heaven
Walking through the fires of hell
It's a long and troubled road
Friends, I know it well
I can't blame anybody else for being wherе I am
It took a while for me to understand
I am a sеlf made man

[Verse 2]
I've been a horror a thousand times for money
A lot of money's slipped right through my hands
Just about the only thing I didn't spend
Was time with my family and friends

[Chorus]
But you can't reach the gates of heaven
Walking through the fires of hell
It's a long and troubled road
Friends, I know it well
I can't blame anybody else for being where I am
It took a while for me to understand
I am a self made man

[Outro]
I am a self made man