Tattoos Of Life

When you've hitched every highwayAnd rode all the railsYou're no longer afraid of the darkYou get tougher than leather and harder than nailsWhen you've earned all the scars on your heart.Hobos and heroes, bankers and bumsIn some ways we're all the sameWe all have to pay for the deeds that we've doneAnd wind up just dragging those chains.Life paints a picture that time can't eraseAnd sometimes it cuts like a knifeSooner or later one way or anotherWe all wear the tattoos of life.The glory in livingIs just running the raceNot whether you win or you failThe lines like a road mapWill show on your faceAnd your eyes tell the rest of the tale.Life paints a picture that time can't eraseAnd sometimes it cuts like a knifeSooner or later one way or anotherWe all wear the tattoos of lifeThe tattoos of life...