Mama said, “Honey, take the safe road, don’t play with flame” Preacher said, “Pray it off, darlin’, don’t you take the blame” A gambler in a neon suit told me luck would do the rest A lover with a silver tongue put my stubborn heart to test So I danced on other people’s maps, let their promises steer me 'round Took a shortcut through a back-alley dream, landed flat on the ground Oh, I listened to a choir of fools with silvered mouths and coal-black shoes They gave me keys to someone else’s house, said “Honey, it’s safe to move” I got the bad counsel blues, yeah it’s burnin' through my shoes Took advice from the wind and the lost and came up singing the wrong tune Made a decision on a dime, baby, now I’m payin' late and due I got the bad counsel blues, lord, I got the bad counsel blues He said, “Let me drive, you just close your eyes, I know the scenic route” Said, “Trust me, babe, I’ll pick for both of us” — and honey that’s what did me in, no doubt Signed my name on dotted lines that weren’t mine to sign at all Gave my compass to a carousel that only knew how to fall Said I’d wake up rich in someone else’s plan, with pennies in my shoes But every promise that they made was cracked and every promise made was used I looked for answers in the smoke of other people's reasons Found my heartbeat slowin' down, lost in other people’s seasons I got the bad counsel blues, yeah it’s burnin' through my shoes Took advice from the wind and the lost and came up singing the wrong tune Made a decision on a dime, baby, now I’m payin' late and due I got the bad counsel blues, lord, I got the bad counsel blues Ain’t nobody gonna pick my poison for me no more Ain’t nobody gonna lock my door I’m tired of lettin' others throw the dice on my heart Gotta learn to listen when my own hands start I’ll pull the wheel back, I’ll light my own fuse I’ll stand barefoot in the truth and choose I threw those bad counsel blues right down the drain (whoa) Took the map they gave and set it on a fire, felt the heat ease my brain (yeah) I’ll make a foolish choice or two, hell, that pain’s gonna be mine to use But I won’t live by someone else’s rules — no more bad counsel blues
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