I been livin' 

like a drunken

 sailor 

Playin' in a rock 'n roll band 
             
Far from a fai

             
lure, I feel l

              
ike a brand ne

    
w man 

Smoking like a

 fiend and sch

emin' 

Dealin' with the upper hand 
             
It's been so l

             
ong since I fe

              
lt this good, 

      
God damn 
            
I'm finally st

andin' tall 
       
I feel I just 

can't fall 
            
Your love take

              
s me to a high

             
er place 
             
For the first 

            
time, in a lon

g time 
             
I'm done payin

       
' my dues
             
For the first 

             
time, in a lon

  
g time 

I don't feel u

sed 
            
Ohhhhhhh Ohhhh

      
, Ohhhhhhhhh

Let's go out honky tonkin' 
Dancing till the morning light 
The time is now and this time I feel all right 

I'm finally standin' tall 
I feel I just can't fall 
Your love takes me to a higher place 

For the first time, in a long time 
I don't stand accused 
For the first time, in a long time 
I feel brand new 
Life's been kind, water tastes like wine 
I feel so high like I'm on cloud nine 
For the first time, in a long time