Baggage Lyrics - Drive By Truckers

I was listenin' to the radio 

And they said that you were gone 

Already feeling more than a little down 

Mood swings run rampant 

On both sides of my family 

Like and albatross I carry around 

I never ever met you 

But it shook me all the same 

Life was better for the happiness you brought 

For the joyrides you took us on 

The rocky roads we landed on 

Whiplashed by the demons that you fought 

Fighting with the baggage that is pullin down on me 

Like an undertow that pulls into the sea 

Life's a daily struggle until it's hard to separate 

You from all the darkness in me 

Some ass wipe on the TV says you should be ashamed 

For your cowardice in facin down your flaws 

Not sure what makes me sadder, that this town went up in flames 

Or the lack of understanding that it wrought 

Tossin off the baggage that is pullin down on me 

Toss it in the river and be free 

Live so close together, only inches separate 

You from all the darkness in me 

I'm not seeking explanations for this thing that you did 

A thin line separates the laughter from the spirit 

And I've had my own depression since I was just a kid 

But been blessed with the means to repair 

There's this baggage that we carry 

And some sweetness locked within 

Just be careful where you implement the straps 

All this weight can be salvation when the air is much too thin 

But it can pull you down too far to climb back out 

Tossin of the baggage that is pullin down on me 

Toss it in the river and be free 

Live so close together, only inches separate 

You from all the darkness in me 

Tossin off the baggage, too much weight and too much draggage 

All this freight can put you 6 feet in the ground 

Nothin left to do but try to keep it all together 

Better off without the baggage that I carry around, carry around, carry around.