Oh, in the road, sun on your back Shoulder the load your ancestors packed

Wear on your sleeve the virtues you lack But don't get above your reason

Sell your damn soul or get right with the man Or keep treading water as long as you can

But whatever you do, you must understand That you don't get above your reason

No, you don't get above your reason

Cause it's one for the sober and two for the stoned And three for the ready to get low, low, low, low

And four for the fortunate few that don't know

The difference between what should be and what's to be

You reach for the sky or kneel down and pray Or get in the dirt and get out of the way

But don't you forget till you climb in that grave That you don't get above your reason

Cause it's one for the sober and two for the stoned And three for the ready to get low, low, low, low

And four for the fortunate few that don't know

The difference between what should be and what's to be

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Cause it's one for the sober and two for the stoned And three for the ready to get low, low, low, low

And four for the fortunate few that don't know

The difference between what should be and what's to be

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh