Lyrics

It’s the Bottom of the Barrel in a pool of trouble

Remember what my mother told me 20 years ago
keep your legs crossed & your head straight
don’t let him get too close

Now I’m at the bottom of the barrel
in a pool of all my troubles
I went in deep with a dark stare
in too deep for a preacher’s prayer

Remember what my daddy told me
before I could understand
A gun could always kill a man but my mind could do much worse
Remember what my brother told me when I’d misbehave
Save those words when you meet a man you gotta put him in his place

Now I’m at the bottom of the barrel
in a pool of all my troubles
I went in deep with a dark stare
in too deep for a preacher’s prayer

Remember when I met that man thought he could understand
But he shut me up & he pushed me down
& he bruised his pretty hand
Remember like it was yesterday, had to put him in his grave
He went in deep staring back at me as if he had been betrayed

Now I’m at the bottom of the barrel
in a pool of all my troubles
I went in deep with a dark stare
in too deep for a preacher’s prayer

Now I’m at the bottom of the barrel
in a pool of all my troubles
I went in deep & I drug him down
Now I’m just waiting for him to drown

It’s the Bottom of the Barrel in a pool of trouble