Single six months yesterday
  Thought I oughta celebrate
  So I went down to grab a couple beers
  
  And I got so drunk I ripped my pants
  I asked the bouncer for a dance
  I thanked him as he threw me out
  I woke up at a Waffle House
  With a shiner and a wild brunette
  She don?t know my real name yet
  Well no I ain?t over you
  
  But I?m doin? my best
  Every day and every night
  Hangin? on by a thread
  That?s stretched just a little too tight
  If I can?t find some peace of mind
  I?ll take what I can get
  I ain?t doin? much good
  But I?m doin? my best
  
  I decided I?d get smart
  And have a long talk with my heart
  At some quiet spot outside of town
  
  So I took my best friend?s Pontiac
  I drove it like a maniac
  Right into the reservoir
  I guess we ain?t best friends no more
  Just my luck a cop came by
  Who I beat up in junior high
  He said I better have a good excuse
  
  I said I?m doin? my best
  Every day and every night
  Hangin? on by a thread
  That?s stretched just a little too tight
  If I can?t find some peace of mind
  I?ll take what I can get
  I ain?t doin? much good
  But I?m doin? my best
  
  Some day I just might join the human race again
  If I can ever find a place to show my face again
  Yeah I'm doin' my best
  
  I said I?m doin? my best
  Every day and every night
  Hangin? on by a thread
  That?s stretched just a little too tight
  If I can?t find some peace of mind
  I?ll take what I can get
  I ain?t doin? much good
  But I?m doin? my best
  I'm doin' my best
  I'm doin' my best