[Verse 1:] When the suns too hot, and my old man's not Well I stumble outside the door And I'm asking myself if I haven't been through all this To darn many times before I gave up singing my half done songs When the money ran out before the rhymes And I gave up loving my one sided lungs When I couldn't believe in them lies [Chorus:] I used to think it was easy honey I used to think it was alright I used to think it was simple enough Till scratching my way became my way of life I used to think it was easy honey I used to think it was alright I used to think it was simple enough Till scratching my way became my way of life [Verse 2:] Well the night's far along, my old man's out somewhere gone And I'm thinking it's time for me to go I never loved him like he wanted me to That's something he must already know Look the night is cold, my shoes are old And I don't much like the rain And his bed's much softer, and the road is long So I might stay on it then [Chorus:] I used to think it was easy honey I used to think it was alright I used to think it was simple enough Till scratching my way became my way of life I used to think it was easy honey I used to think it was alright I used to think it was simple enough Till scratching my way became my way of life [Chorus:] I used to think it was easy honey Yeah, I used to think it was alright I used to think it was simple enough Till scratching my way became my way of life I used to think it was easy honey I used to think it was alright I used to think it was simple enough Till scratching my way became my way of life