[Chorus:]. Ride the blue wind high and free. She'll lead you down through misery. Leave you low, come time to go. Alone and low as low can be. . If I had a nickel I'd find a game.
Days full of rain, skys comin' down again. I get so tired of these same old blues, same old song. Baby, it won't be long 'fore I be tyin' on. . My flyin' shoes, flyin' shoes.
When the wind don't blow in Amarillo. And the moon along. The Gunnison don't rise. Shall I cast my dreams. Upon your love, babe. And lie beneath. The laughter of your eyes.
Sometimes I don't know where. This dirty road is taking me. Sometimes I can't even see the reason why. I guess I keep a-gamblin'. Lots of booze and lots of ramblin'.
Well, the birds were talking all at once. And the old man moving down his lawn. He didn't look like much too bad a guy. And I was thinkin' hang on, man, something's wrong.
I'm goin' out on the highway. Listen to them big trucks whine. I'm goin' out on the highway. Listen to them big trucks whine. . White freight liner. Won't you steal away my mind?.
I'm goin' out on the highway. Listen to them big trucks whine. I'm goin' out on the highway. Listen to them big trucks whine. . White freight liner. Won't you steal away my mind?.
Where I lead me, I will travel. Where I need me, I will call me. I'm no fool, I'll be ready, God knows I will be. And in the meantime make a little money and buy a little mercy.
When she don't need me, it makes me crazy. She say, rest easy and it makes me lazy. But when she please me, she please me all night long. . My friends are leavin', she say, don't worry.
When He offers His hand, don't you turn Him away. He can lead you to light through the darkest of days. With His love wrapped around you, you can't go astray.
Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me. Sometimes I can't even see the reason why. I guess I keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'.
I'll play upon my violin until the mountains ring. Of lonely laughter blindly thrown. Across an endless ark of strings. And the skies are set to dancin' to.
Be my staple and my stay. Jesus, help through each day. As I walk this weary way upon my soul. . And when judgment falls to me. Through my savior shall I be.
Well, the clouds didn't look like cotton, they didn't even look like clouds. I was underneath the weather and all my friends looked a crowd. The swimmin' hole was full of rum, I tried to find out why.
So close and yet so far away. And all the things I'd hoped to say. Will have to go unsaid today. Perhaps until tomorrow. . Fears have built a wall between.
Won't say I love you, babe. Won't say I need you, babe. I'm gonna get you babe. And I will not do you wrong. . Living's mostly wasting time. I'll waste my share of mine.
By Townes Van Zandt. I'll play upon my violin. Until the mountains ring. Of lonely laughter blindly thrown. And cause an endless sark of strings. The skies are sad.
Of those that sailed the silver ships from Andilar I am the last. And the deeds that rang our youthful dreams it seems shall go undone. North for the shores of Valinor our bows and crimson sails were made.
The old woman finally caught me. Sneakin' 'round her cave. Her hair looked just like barbwire, boys. And her smile just like the grave. . She asked me could I stay awhile.
Well, the name she gave was Caroline. The daughter of a miner. An' her ways were free, an' it seemed to me. That sunshine walked beside her. . She'd come from Spencer, across the hill.