Lyrics:

(Warren Zevon)I had the shit till it all got smokedI kept the promise till the vow got brokeI had to drink from the lovin' cupI stood on the banks till the river rose upI saw the bride in her wedding gownI was in the house when the house burned downI may be old and I may be bentBut I had the money till it all got spentI had the money till they made me payThen I had the sense to be on my wayI had to stay in the undergroundI was in the house when the house burned downI was in the house when the house burned downI met the man with the thorny crownI helped Him carry his cross through townI was in the house when the house burned downI was in the house when the house burned downI met the man with the thorny crownI helped Him carry his cross through townI was in the house when the house burned downI had the shit till it all got smokedI kept the promise till the vow got brokeI had to drink from the lovin' cupI stood on the banks till the river rose upI saw the bride in her wedding gownI was in the house when the house burned down