[Verse I] Had one too many one way conversations With the licky-licky lord 'Till I grew a scissor tongue And c-c-cut the cord Put the phone on the floor Detach the wires in my head Took awhile to accept that that line was dead [Hook] Didn't never wanna not live forever [x3] Didn't never wanna not not wanna live [Verse II] Nah, it didn't matter if the laughter didn't come after the bad joke If i was down with the filthy rich or flat broke Accepted by the Aryans or black folk Cause i was carrying this weight until my back broke Wasn't trying to be no hip hop god or raps G.O.A.T Shootin' to be a rock star like its my last hope Eyeballin' that pack of smokes, do me in! Graduatin' on the crack coke, do me in! Knocked of a paddle boat in the middle of the castle moat Kings men are yelling GRAB THE ROPE! Three sheets to the wind! Three sheets to the wind! [Verse III] I talk like a sailor, my mother is one That's why i got this sixth sense of direction and my split tongue
Taught me how to go with the flow when the winds come Curled up in a ball and tried to hide inside a kick drum While the crew is gettin' piss drunk i had to purify my own and drink up I had to save and conserve recycle my salty words to keep the meat on my bones all pres-s-s-served [Hook] [Verse IV] It was a tug of war and we all fought together 'Till we went our own way when the c-c-c-cord was severed The stormy weather would begin, we'd all succumb to this sin Any bar within reach, Three sheets to the wind From a back pedal the backstroke got traded in my life jacket for a mask and cloak Three sheets to the wind I had to go, watch the sail grab the rope See shanty ending on a sad note Three sheets to the wind Malnutrition (Pull me in) Bad Religion (Pull me in) Fact or Fiction that's addiction Three sheets to the wind [Hook] Pick it up, put it down [Hook] Three sheets to the wind