Ron Ward's Strange Machine - Bad Shots of Whiskey (feat. Doug Kidder on Slide) Lyrics

I'd like to be an adult before I die
Do all the things that adults do
Like wash my hair and comb my face and have a cup of tea
And maybe put some paper in the loo
And I've been around the world plenty of times
Can't get past the part where I grow up
Maybe it's comin' down the line
Till then I'll be drinkin' local wine
And I knew the name of every stewardess on every flight
And I smoked those triple fives with all those drivers in the night
And I did bad shots of whiskey just to prove I was alright
I thought it was the prudent thing to do
Now I'd like to be an adult before I die
Do all the things that adults do
Like take my doggie to the spa to cut his curly hair
Before it gets all snarled and smells like poo
And I've been on so many missions far away
Where the things I saw and did started to change me
And we never did let life get in the way
And I didn't let my differences estrange me
And I broke bread with ambassadors and people in the street
Eatin' big old steaks off golden plates and roasted chicken's feet
And though I sometimes played the fool, I also saved the day
I guess you would have wanted it that way
But I'd like to be an adult before I die
Do all the things that adults do
Like spend my life in traffic on the H1 going home
Or maybe in a fast food line or two
And I've f*cked up so many things so many ways
That if I think about it now I might go crazy
And I was reckless and rebellious in the day
When we would party on the beach and just get crazy
And I knew the name of every stewardess on every flight
And I smoked those cigarettes with all those drivers in the night
And I did bad shots of whiskey just to prove I was alright
I thought it was the prudent thing to do