Drive-By Truckers - Baggage lyrics

I was listenin' to the radio And they said that you were gone Already feeling more than a little down Mood swings run rampant On both sides of my family Like and albatross I carry around I never ever met you But it shook me all the same Life was better for the happiness you brought For the joyrides you took us on The rocky roads we landed on Whiplashed by the demons that you fought Fighting with the baggage that is pullin down on me Like an undertow that pulls into the sea Life's a daily struggle until it's hard to separate You from all the darkness in me Some a** wipe on the TV says you should be ashamed For your cowardice in facin down your flaws Not sure what makes me sadder, that this town went up in flames Or the lack of understanding that it wrought Tossin off the baggage that is pullin down on me Toss it in the river and be free Live so close together, only inches separate You from all the darkness in me I'm not seeking explanations for this thing that you did A thin line separates the laughter from the spirit And I've had my own depression since I was just a kid But been blessed with the means to repair There's this baggage that we carry And some sweetness locked within Just be careful where you implement the straps All this weight can be salvation when the air is much too thin But it can pull you down too far to climb back out Tossin of the baggage that is pullin down on me Toss it in the river and be free Live so close together, only inches separate You from all the darkness in me Tossin off the baggage, too much weight and too much draggage All this freight can put you 6 feet in the ground Nothin left to do but try to keep it all together Better off without the baggage that I carry around, carry around, carry around.