Gordon Gano & The Ryans - Here as a Guest lyrics

When at the table my mother she swore Eat just a little then leave more Quit while the hunger throbs in your breast You must remember you're here as a guest Went with my father to the food store We bought just a little we needed more He tried to hit the lotto number I lied 'bout my math test Son I trust you to remember we're here as a guest Oh hard hard to be on this earth Dark dark for me was my birth And the light it shone from the east and set in the west Oh star star of my birth Hard hard is the earth And the light at least and best is only a guest Fought with my brother I don't know what for We fought just a little then we fought no more The time tore us asunder the lie of a bad jest But I no longer wonder why I'm here as a guest So now that I'm grown I'm still not impressed I'm a fool to own only a fool would invest At my d**h still unknown where I'll lay in unrest My last breath it will groan I was here as a guest Oh hard hard to be on the earth Dark dark for me was my birth And the light it shone from the east and set in the west Oh star star of our birth Hard hard is the earth And the light at least and best is only a guest When at the table my son at me swore Hell pops eat all you want then here have some more But I quit while the hunger still throbs in my breast For I always remember I'm here as a guest Anyway I quit feeling hunger in my life's little breast And I always remember I'm here as a guest