What I Had To Do

[Verse 1]
College came and college went
I got a couple life skills, but mostly debt
I never shoulda gone, it's my own damn fault
And now my credit's pretty bad and my loan's in default

[Chorus]
Yeah, I went to school, but never wanted to
Was just doing what I thought that I had to do
Doing what I thought that I had to do

[Verse 2]
Got me a job, but I didn't get far
I got enough to get me that new used car
Found me a woman who didn’t mind
And she works too, so we pass the time

[Chorus]
I can’t say now I ever loved her true
Was just doing what I thought that I had to do
Doing what I thought that I had to do

[Bridge]
And you already know how this story goes
I got a couple of kids before I know
Took a job that I hated that paid me more
'Cause it's one thing to be broke
It's another to see your kids grow up poor

[Chorus]
And I work a lot more than I wanted to
Doing what I thought that I had to do
Doing what I thought that I had to do

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Well, my wife finally left me, it's been a long time
And I barely hear from them kids of mine
But I still remember how it used to be
When my life was out ahead of me

[Chorus]
Now I got me a quiet one-bedroom
To sit and think about what I had to do
I think of all the things that I had to do

[Outro]
I sit and think about what I had to do
I think of all the things that I had to do