Winner

Been ridin' this lonesome highway
 Not so long at all
 Trying hard not to think about
 The many ways there are to fall
 Been kicked around a lot, you know
 But not enough to have the blues
 I'm wondering how long it will take
 'Til I've paid all those dues
 By all accounts I guess you'd say I'm still just a beginner
 But, by golly, my momma said I was a winner
 I drink and cuss and smoke and sex
 Gamble, steal and all the rest, it's so
 Sometimes you'll do anything to keep
 from finding the straight and narrow
 But living hard and dying fast is never in the plan
 I just take what I can get, and try to do the best I can
 Might wind up in Topeka, and have to turn tricks for my dinner
 But, by golly, my momma said I was a winner
 If I confessed online to Benny, he'd call me a virtual sinner
 But, by golly, my momma said I was a winner