Jamie Johnson - High Cost of Living (Lyric video)

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*Lyrics below*

I was just a normal guy
Life was just a nine to five
With bills and pressure
Piled up to the sky
She never asked
She knew I been
Hangin' with my wilder friends
Looking for some other way to fly
And three days straight was no big feat
Could get by with no food or sleep
And crazy was becoming my new norm
I'd pass out on the bedroom floor
And sleep right through the calm before the storm
My life was just an old routine
Every day the same damn thing
I couldn't even tell I was alive
I tell you
The high cost of livin'
Ain't nothing like the cost of livin' high
That southern Baptist parking lot
Is where I'd go to smoke my pot
Sit there in my pickup truck and pray
Staring at that giant cross
Just reminded me that I was lost
And it just never seemed to point the way
As soon as Jesus turned his back
I find my way across the track
Lookin' just to score another deal
With my back against that damn eight ball
I didn't have to think or talk or feel
My life was just an old routine
Every day the same damn thing
I couldn't even tell I was alive
I tell you
The high cost of livin'
Ain't nothing like the cost of livin' high
My whole life went through my head
Layin' in that motel bed
Watchin' as the cops kicked in the door
I had a job and a piece of land
My sweet wife was my best friend
But I traded that for cocaine and a whore
With my new found sobriety
I've got the time to sit and think
Of all the things I had and threw away
This prison is much colder than
That one that I was locked up in just yesterday
My life is just an old routine
Every day the same damn thing
Hell I can't even tell if I'm alive
I tell you
The high cost of livin'
Ain't nothing like the cost of livin' high
I tell you
The high cost of livin'
Ain't nothing like the cost of livin' high

[andrewellington]

I still remember the first time hearing this song. I was in the middle of my addiction and had just been arrested for the first time for possession. Every lyric struck me to the core and I broke down. Sadly, it would still be a few years before I finally sought help and got clean, but this song is a great one to come back and listen to in those moments where I am struggling or feeling tempted.

[thecityman]

Prayers for all those who never made it out of addiction. THank God I did.

[katelilyx]

The only song so lyrically powerful and real as The Gambler Kenny Rogers. I listen to this and smile at the identification, over and over again. Thank you

[mm-dzux]

Word for word truth .! Seen that path of hardship.. HURTS SO PAINFULLY IN THE HEART 😢.

[ProverbsGuysMinistries]

Christ Jesus freed me from that lifestyle. But the damage was already done. I've gotta live with the choices that I made. Thanks to His grace I'm able to be a walking testimony though :)

[brutuswayne]

If you’re still on this in 2021 u a legend

[michaeldrennan]

Never cared too much for Country Music BUT THIS SONG Touched my Soul!!

[rhondajent]

So true, hurts my heart, this song hits to close to home for me

[IJustbeGolfing]

Jesus Christ is Lord and King and Our Savior!

[JB-ruej]

A lot of lyrics!!! It's a killer song!!!

[douglasandreano]

If anyone is reading this there's a better life for you if you want it.

[Ckp]

I speak from experience when I say, hes so fucking right man... the high cost of living ain't nothing like the cost of living high.... aug17th marked 2 years sober! Thank you Jesus!

[kingcorpse]

I can't get through singing a long to this song without choking up. Some seriously real shit in these lyrics.

[jessejacobs]

Next month marks 11 months since I quit smokin weed

[russellcarmicheal]

My mind playing tricks on me… Says the same damn thing

[larryjohnson]

i need stop drugs n whiskey can i get a prayer, , , 1 ok, , , , 0r # of wives i had 5

[donaldwinhold]

I did this very thing to my family but I am still drinking and snorting coke. I texted my wife and apologized and told her how miserable I am but it’s too late. I lost her.

[shitdevil]

It’s amazing cause I was smokin pot really young laughin at crack an cocaine addicts, never thought I would be one @ the age of 29, lost my wife and kids, I’m here to tell you younger folks it not worth it…. Great feelin you feel invincible but at the end of the day you feel extremely empty and nothing to feel….. stop blaming others and stand up straight and go on with life that was my only way to get out of this demon.

[goodluckwiththat]

God man this song is so sad but sooo true. If you know you know.