[00:16.051]By g. allman, w. haynes, a. woody, and j. jaworowicz[00:21.532](c) 1992 sony music entertainment, inc.[00:26.873]And now the gravity of trouble was more than i could bear,[00:33.377]At times my luck was so bad, i had to fold my hands,[00:39.010]Almost lost my soul, rarely i could find my head,[00:45.114]Wake up early in the morning, feeling nearly dead.[00:55.974]I was never afraid of danger, took trouble on the chin,[01:01.649]Mountains i have climbed, that have killed a thousand men,[01:07.313]Spent most of my lifetime downtown, sleepin' behind the wheel,[01:13.507]Never needed anybody, i was king of the hill.[01:19.968]Oh, when i think about the old days,[01:25.360]Lord, it sends chills up and down my spine,[01:30.664]Yeah life ain't what it seems, on the boulevard of broken dreams,[01:41.661]Guess i opened my eyes in the nick of time,[01:42.845]'cause it sure felt like the end of the line.[03:06.017]No matter how hard I run, I just can't get away[03:12.395]I try to do my best, but the devil gets in my way[03:17.551]Spent most of my lifetime downtown, sleeping behind the wheel[03:23.863]'Till it all came down to kill or be killed[03:30.341]Oh, when I think about the old days[03:35.682]Lord, it sends chills up and down my spine[03:41.235]Yeah life ain't what it seems, on the boulevard of broken dreams[03:46.777]Guess I opened my eyes in the nick of time[03:51.860]'Cause it sure felt like the end of the line