I May Smoke Too Much

kris kristofferson

once my future was shiny
as the seat of my pants are today
then old mother luck and all her daughters started duckin' me
when I finally got tired of just
sittin' there watching my life slip away
I said I better start takin' all the living that's a-comin' to me

now I love too much
fight too much
stay out late at night too much
but you bet your butt I'm going to live before I die
and I may smoke too much
drink too much
every blessed thing too much
It's a low-down life but it ain't gonna pass me by

I don't care if the world don't ever hear
the sound of my name
and old mother luck and all her daughters keep a-duckin' me
as long as that cat that I gotta look at when
I shave ain't ashamed
there ain't no Jody in the world I'd ever rather be