What the hell is wrong with me?. I can't do nothin' right?. I sleep away the whole day long. And I stay awake all night.. . I'm fightin' things that I can't see.
Drove from Albuquerque to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Then all the way to New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras. You should have seen... the craziness down there.
Traditional: Arranged by REK. . I got high and I got in jail. I got high and I got in jail. I got high and I got in jail. Werent nobody to pay my bail.
Fire one up and you toss one down. Everybody knows you been downtown. Been downtown late last night. Busted your head in a barroom fight. Fightin with your brother fightin with your wife.
You've been standin' on the corner for a thousand nights. Ifs the slowest corner known to man. Watchin' strange faces passin' 'neath the lights. With a bottle wavin' in your hand.
Train Trek. . Tracks are starting to rumble, wheels beginning to roll. There's a short handle shovel full of number 9 coal. Hey, mister brakeman are we running on time.
You say you're clearing out, the devil's in your eyes. No time to walk, no time to talk, no time for long goodbyes.. The ticket's in your hand, you've made that final call,.
Down the hill. Through the light. Past the city jail. I watch and walk. Every night. I wondered who to tell. . How can I tell my father?. Hes been gone all these years.
There were lean times, they were tough. There were mean times they were rough. And the good times didnt outweigh the bad. I was sad you were bitter. But you were no quitter.
I'm looking for somebody who might have come this-a-way. Could have been an hour ago, or maybe yesterday. She's pretty as a flower and shining as a star.
In a year that is not now. From a place unknown. I travel on the mountain roads. Looking for someone. . Sewn inside my vest, a letter. Tells me where and when.
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town. She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around. Down Main Street after midnight with a brand new pack of cigs.
Then there was the time. I saw the great Hank Williams singing on the stage in Philadelphia,. Pennsylvania and he was all dressed up in drag. From his rose red lips to his rhinestone hips he belted.
Robert Earl Keen/Lyle Lovett. . This old porch is a big ol' red and white Herford bull. Standin' under a mesquite tree in Agua Dulce, Texas. He keeps on playin' hide and seek with that hot august sun.
Up this morning. Before the sun. Fixed me some coffee and a honey bun. Jumped in my pickup. gave her the gas. I'm goin' out to catch a five pound bass.
She said she never really loved you. Guess ya knew it all along. Still you're willing to take the blame. For everything that went wrong. Now there's an ugly little pistol on the table.
Its been five years come this autumn, she remembers well the day. The day the fever got him, and took him far away. Far away from always knowing that the love they shared was true.
I had a horse. named Bad Luck. She weren't good lookin'. but she sure could buck. . Chorus. Yahoo hey hey. Yippee yi cy yey. . I put my mama on her. She threw her in the air.
I climbed the mountains and I swept the plains. I crossed the border and I broke my chains. I walked the back roads 'til my shoes wore through. I'm still without you without you.
Theres a big race down in Dallas. Dont you wish that you were there?. You could bet your bottom dollar. On that iron gray mare. . Had a black horse named Delilah.