[Intro]

Mama's dead and gone

Papa ain't there

Mama's dead and gone

Papa don't care

[Verse 1]

Brother buried his hand

Pocket full of shotgun shells

He's just a married man

Stuck in that whiskey well

[Chorus]

What's left of my backbone

Is building this broken home

Building it up just to leave

City will chain me

How could you blame me?

Not breaking the law to break free

So please take Jackson out of me

[Verse 2]

Sister lays her head

She's just a lizard queen

She's known too many beds

But she sure can sing

Your hopeless soul

Begging for more time

You'd rather die than get old

Too bad you ain't killing kind

[Chorus]

What's left of my backbone

Is building this broken home

Building it up just to leave

City will chain me

How could you blame me?

Not breaking the law to break free

So please take Jackson out of me

[Bridge]

Well, this country weighs me down

There's nothing left for me in this town

These dreams I make before I wake

Well, I won't waste no more time, hey

[Chorus]

What's left of my backbone

Is building this broken home

Building it up just to leave

City will chain me

How could you blame me?

Not breaking the law to break free

So please take Jackson out of me

[Outro]

Take Jackson out of me

Take Jackson out of me