I been out here praying for sunshine, all I see is pouring rain. 
I been out here praying for good times, and all I get is more pain. 
As I'm working on my back, I got some habits that I can't break. 
So I'm out here standing in the sunrise with a case of the early morning shakes. 
Yeah the early morning shakes.
This voice is heading down now, least that's what the old folks say. 
You only got a little while to shine before you fade away. 
Out here on the highway, there's more that I can take. 
Just giving everything I got til there's nothing left but the early morning shakes, early morning shakes.
Oh, break away. 
Just be myself sometimes and get back all those things I lost along the way. 
To the early morning shakes.
Jack Daniels in her coffee, ice water in her veins. 
Bleach blonde hair with the rose tattoo, Maybelline and Wild Rain. 
I took her back to the woods, listening to Living Praise. 
I reached over and took her hand, and I then I brace for the early morning shakes. 
Yeah the early morning shakes. To the early morning shakes. 
Yeah the early morning shakes.