Thank you for the ride there mister Right here is where i get off It's been a little while since i seen her but i dont think love is lost Thank you for the whiskey mister aint had none in so long Thank you for the ride, thank you for the whiskey Thank you for the song Maria you hear me coming up the road Maria your new mans on his way home I need a chance to fix the things ive torn apart Where I left off's the only place to start So take those doubting chains off of your lonely heart For this thankful man comin' in out of the dark I believe im a stronger man for the suffering and hard time They put those steel bars around me but they never got her off my mind Fought my way through the walls of hell just to see her again Lord thank you for the stars, thank you for the moonlight Thank you for the beer Maria hear me coming up the road Maria your new mans on his way home I need a chance to fix the things I've torn apart Where I left off's the only place to start So take those doubting chains off of your lonely heart For this thankful man comin in out of the dark Well I never got lost til the day I left your side And I've paid the cost of bein on a long dark ride Ah Maria your fires leading me home tonight Thank you for the love, thank you for the laughter Thank you for the light Maria you hear me coming up the road Maria your new mans on his way home I need a chance to fix the things ive torn apart Where I left off's the only place to start So take those doubting chains off of your lonely heart For this thankful man comin in out of the dark Yeah I'm a thankful man comin in out of the dark