When I was a boy well I asked my daddy then
Is there any way in this life to get ahead
I was just a child but I never will forget
He sat me down upon his knee and this is what he said
He said this life will chew you up and spit you out
He said this life will leave you bloody and battered on the ground
He said if you're gonna mess with the bull you know you 'gon get the horns
Sometimes life is all roses and margaritas
Sometimes it's whiskey and thorns
Well I heard my daddy's words and I took them all to heart
When I became a man I left to make a brand new start
It took a couple years maybe more than just a few
To realize the words my daddy told me all were true
He said this life will chew you up and spit you out
He said this life will leave you bloody and battered on the ground
He said if you're gonna mess with the bull you know you 'gon get the horns
Sometimes life is all roses and margaritas
Sometimes it's whiskey and thorns
Well I'm plenty older now couple kids and a wife
Someday them kids will ask about the secret to this life
I'll tell them nothing good ever came from sitting around and crying
So get busy with your living or you're getting busy dying
Because this life will chew you up and spit you out
This life will leave you bloody and battered on the ground
And if you're gonna mess with the bull better take it by the horns
Sometimes life is all roses and margaritas
Sometimes it's whiskey and thorns