Wake to grab your shovel
See your breathe, it`s made of tar
It`s a sub-zero archaeological dig
To find that artifact of a car
It`s a 1-9-9-2 Corolla
With a busted left tail light
But you`re always reminded
The oil one works right
And all the good old boys are playing
Bad news songs on the country station
While the city moves on
The hot young things, they don`t age like wine
I’m on the bad side of 25
I’m on the bad side of 25
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So you swivel out the driveway
Of this tundra you call home
And bumper car your way on back to work
It's a place you hate to know so well
And yet feel so unknown
So you hula the snow off your parka all alone
What I’ve seen might air supply your hard rock spine
I've lived long enough to see some good friends die
It's a dangerous time to be a friend of mine
I'm on the bad side of 25
I'm on the bad side of 25
Some people fade like evening
Some just never go away
But there’s simply no place
Safer thank the bank
The day after the robbery
So you wait to grab the paper
Sip your coffee, too much grind
You don’t so much mind the aging
You just mind the getting wise
Mix 2-parts Jack with 2 bloodshot eyes
And you still feel cheated when your buzz subsides
But you put your parents through some sleepless nights
Still on the good side, oh still on the good side
How old will I be when I try to freeze time
And my age degrades into a well-worn lie
She looks 18 between you and I
I'm on the bad side of 25
My line till I slide by 35
Make that the bad side of 45
If you remember the Berlin, wall sing it
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
If you remember before Chernobyl, sing it
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
If you remember before Mike Tyson was a champ
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
If you remember the Super Bowl shuffle, don’t sing it
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
I’m on the bad, bad, bad, bad side yeah
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
Oh, I’m on the bad side, on the bad side
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
Bad, bad side
(I’m on the bad side of 25)
Bad, bad, bad side, bad side…
(I’m on the bad side of 25)