No Leg Left Yonder Mountain String Band

[Verse 1]
Took a long ride on two-hundred-eighty horses and
More than a ton of steel
Searching these old mountain trees for anything to ease the mess I'm feelin'
And the lines that swerve where the river curves stir a little hope up in my soul
Wouldn't you know that I don't know
The way my thoughts roll

[Chorus]
You tell me I need to figure my own mind
And I figure I will in time
Just in time to be too late
You've had all you can take
And I've got no leg left to stand on

[Verse 2]
I'm a man child, you already know
Running free as a banjo roll
Getting by, picking, choosing
Life gets real so I don't do it
And I've tried to own every need I've known
Some have grown out of control
And all this trying to keep my youth from dying
Really takes its toll

[Chorus]
You tell me I need to figure my own mind
And I figure I will in time
Just in time to be too late
You've had all you can take
And I've got no leg left to stand on