Verse 1] Bought a truck from a fella with a handshake and a grin Said “one careful owner,” that owner was 93 and only drove to church on Sunday My neighbor took my chainsaw, swore he’d have it back by dawn Found it three months later, rusted out behind his barn Weatherman said sunshine, I got soaked walkin’ to the store Banker smiled real pretty while he locked my front door [Chorus] It’s a shady ass world, everybody’s got a line Tell you what you wanna hear, then they change it all the time Government’s on the TV sellin’ you a dream Doctors write a script, scientists rewrite the scene It’s a shady ass world… yeah, it’s a shady ass world [Verse 2] Best friend said “I’d never,” now they’re both in that new town Preacher talks about heaven while he’s countin’ the collection down Newsman shakes his head like he’s on your side Then he cuts to commercial and the story takes a slide They said the science was settled, then they flipped it overnight Now I’m standin’ in the kitchen wonderin’ who I can trust tonight [Chorus] It’s a shady ass world, everybody’s got a line Tell you what you wanna hear, then they change it all the time Government’s on the TV sellin’ you a dream Doctors write a script, scientists rewrite the scene It’s a shady ass world… yeah, it’s a shady ass world [Bridge] Mama said look a man in the eye and you’ll know if he’s true These days even your own shadow might be lyin’ to you We’re all just out here hustlin’, tryin’ not to get played But damn if it don’t feel like the whole damn world’s in on the trade [Final Chorus] It’s a shady ass world, everybody’s got a line Tell you what you wanna hear, then they change it all the time From the White House to the clinic to the man on the news They’re all just sellin’ something, and the something’s usually you It’s a shady ass world… Yeah it’s a shady ass world [Outro] (spoken or half-sung over a fading guitar) Pour another one, boys. We ain’t gonna fix it tonight.
