C#m
Sometimes I donʼt know where
F#m
this dirty road is taking me
C#m G#7
sometimes I canʼt even see the reason why
C#m
I guess I keep a-gamblinʼ
F#m
lots of booze and lots of ramblinʼ
C#m G#7 C#m
itʼs easier than just waitinʼ around to die
One time, friends, I had a ma
I even had a pa
he beat her a belt once ʼcause she cried
She told him to take care of me
headed down to Tennessee
itʼs easier than just waitinʼ around to die
I came of age and I found a girl
in a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine
and hopped a train
seemed easier than just waitinʼ around to die
A friend said he knew
where some easy money was
we robbed a man, and brother did we fly
the posse caught up with me
and drug me back to Muskogee
itʼs two long years Iʼve been waitinʼ around to die
Now Iʼm out of prison
I got me a friend at last
he donʼt drink or steal or cheat or lie
His nameʼs Codine
heʼs the nicest thing Iʼve seen
together weʼre gonna wait around and die
together weʼre gonna wait around and die
