[Verse 1]

Robbie had a hard time paying the bills

Said he didn't spend the rent on bottles and pills

Whiskey in the gut is a hell of a thrill

Turn a man mean till he's aching to kill

[Verse 2]

Drink it every night never get your fill

Thought you was a mountain but you only a hill

Ponder every night by the window sill

Try to get it right while the night is still

[Chorus]

Got you waiting for an open hand

Can't keep waiting for an open hand

[Verse 3]

Daddy had a bottle tucked inside his boot

Pistol in his hand that he's begging to shoot

Marry had a knife that she kept real close

Daddy said run but she's tougher than most

[Verse 4]

Holly had a second so she slipped away

Crushing up hеr fix at the end of the day

Only got a minutе so they're making it quick

Sure do wish that the feeling would stick

[Chorus]

Got you waiting for an open hand

Can't keep waiting for an open hand

[Post-Chorus]

Gonna have a hard time making ends meet

Got me walking the line tripping over my feet

Paralyzing my mind stop me dead in my tracks

My life is moving along but I'm a few steps back

[Verse 6]

Jackie had a heartache she could not mend

Mama said time is gonna be her friend

Papa said smoke 'em while you got 'em again

He been chain smoking since the age of ten

[Verse 7]

Sadie had a record of being a theif

Stealing food for the family or they out in the street

Seven days straight with nothing to eat

Begging for a crumb in the summer heat

[Chorus]

Got you waiting for an open hand

Can't keep waiting for an open hand

Got you waiting for an open hand

Can't keep waiting for an open hand

[Post-Chorus]

Gonna have a hard time making ends meet

Got me walking the line tripping over my feet

Paralyzing my mind stop me dead in my tracks

My life is moving along but I'm a few steps back

My life is moving along but I'm a few steps back