't seem to care We were on a highway that ain't going anywhere They told us we were wrong a thousand times We rode out to the country and got tangled in the pines
It don't matter if I get my picture on the cover of a magazine You'll never know that I always try to do things right It ain't no sweat if I always forget
You gotta four piece band and a LA tan You smile at me and you shake my hand But I got something baby that you need And you'll stab me in the back just
Well a long time ago when I left home I never thought I would be Part of a wheel in a cog on a belt that turned the big machine I wanted out on the road
Lightning struck at midnight with the thunder and the rain My sleep was interrupted by the rhythm of a train I asked of the conductor where this ol'
Run a mile run a mile to the river Gonna throw off the hunting hounds Run a mile run a mile to the river Gonna wash away or drown I was only there for
Well it's been years since I made all the rounds And closed up all the honky tonks in town I just got used to being on my own Waiting for no one to call
It's been such a long time since she's talked to me Out here in this phone booth I'm chilled to my knees I dial her number and I just can't believe She
Well I smoked and I drank another night away I hit it pretty hard again yesterday But I was only waiting up to hear you say "You'd better watch out where
I went out last night and stayed out way too long I looked around and all my friends had gone I stayed so long that I could not go home I need a little
Well I woke up this morning and I looked outside And all I had was gone I started wondering "What else could go wrong?" I got them weary violated blues
I'm out till four and I'm up at six And when I wake I have a fix To try and cure the morning after blues To help me make it through the day So I can