Jason Isbell - Casualties lyrics

I've got a cracked windshield and Mard Gras beads Some trucker hats and old hotel keys We've got a dash full of trash and other bands CD's I've got a cracked windshield and Mardi Gras beads Breaking points and broken guitar strings We bet big and we lost everything We damn near wasted all our twenties Chasing down our dreams Now we're all breaking points and broken guitar strings We ain't ever gonna make it Like I thought we would So why can't we just pack it up And say we did the best we could I used to be a decent man Then life just took it's toll Now I'm just a casualty of rock and roll Closing time and opening bands A different town, the same old one night stand Another midnight muse in cowboy boots With X's on her hands Closing time and opening bands It's like playing a game you'll never win You're down to your last hand and you're all in Then a turn of luck and you double up just to bet it all again You see, we're playing a game we know we'll never win We ain't ever gonna make it Like I thought we would So why can't we just pack it up And say we did the best we could I could've been a doctor or a lawyer Or a policeman on patrol Instead I'm just a casualty of rock and roll Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried Tell all my friends and family goodbye 'cause if the road is where you live boy The road is where you'll die Tell my mama and my daddy that I tried We ain't ever gonna make it Like I thought we would So why can't we just pack it up And say we did the best we could Gave my heart to the highway She returned it full of holes We're just casualties of rock and roll Rock and Roll (Rock and Roll) Rock and Roll Rock and Roll (Rock and Roll) Rock and Roll Rock and Roll Rock and Roll Rock and Roll