I been livin’ like a drunken sailor   Playin’ in a rock ’n roll band   Far from a failure I feel like a brand new man   Smoking like a fiend and schemin’   Dealin’ with the upper hand   It’s been so long since I felt this good God damn   I’m finally standin’ tall   I feel I just can’t fall   Your love takes me to a higher place   For the first time in a long time   I’m done payin’ my dues For the first time in a long time   I don’t feel used   Ohhhhhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhhhhhh Let’s go out honky tonkin’   Dancing till the morning light                 The time is now and this time I feel all right   I’m finally standin’ tall   I feel I just can’t fall                       Your love takes me to a higher place   For the first time in a long time   I don’t stand accused   For the first time in a long time   I feel brand new   Life’s been kind water tastes like wine   I feel so high like I’m on cloud nine   For the first time in a long time