Homeward, the new road meanders Washed out, the old road asks, 'What did I bring?' Flowers, a verse about springtime Perchance, in the tree line, she'
To my dearest forsaken Who the earth now has taken Empty, the bottle drains no more It is true that I loved you Despite the harm that I own you Wash
Well my mama told me, my papa told me too Now my mama told me, papa told me too Well I shouldn't be here tryin' to sing these railroad blues Wish I had
Jan would climb up so high on the foul screen Down below I would yell to watch out When we'd play ? was always the winner He was brave never listened
One sultry summer morning in the year of 19-18 Three hundred men with ebony skin pulled out of Union Station Headed out of Nashville for western Tennessee
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Your mother don't cry Your daddy don't go The spies don't let the government know The water don't rise Living on the railroad Your brother don't lie Your
I was three days short of pulling out of Kingsport I was headed down to Houston town Had the guitar packed and a burlap sack For exploiting my country
Well Deke's got a Ford, Hank's got a Chevy Booger's got a beat-up Dodge Well they fight like the devil over which one's better Fridays at the Moose Head
I've been a drifter most all my life Just a restless renegade That can't be tied I am gambler, dangerous rambler Keep these steel wheels rollin' And
Now being from the south, I never had a doubt What kind of girl I want I'd pick a Georgia peach or a Mississippi queen Or a Dallas debutant But I met
I hate rap, I hate rap Couldn't drive me crazier with a map Talk about a generation gap I don't turn my cap, I don't grab my lap I don't do like that '
Cool song on the radio FM ESP DJ just readin' my mind (That's fine) He's a master blaster dancin' Round in my underwear BVD sexy I'm lookin' good (Real
Well I bragged and said I had A women that loved me too much to get mad When I stayed out in them neon lights too long Oh but late last night I was late
We were poor when I was a youngun I don't remember ever going hungry Daddy made sure we didn't do without I went to school with some of these fellas They
Bessie was a lovely child from West Tennessee Leroy was an outlaw, hard-eyed and mean One day she saw him starin' and it chilled her to the bone She knew
Now mama used to always tell me 'Be careful who you pal around You'll only start actin' like 'em They'll only up and bring you down' Some people got
I guess I should have seen it coming I should have read those warning signs But her leavin' me was something That never even crossed my mind Till she
