Lyrics: J. J. Cale. Fate of a Fool.

Spendin' my life in, in a cold hard barroom
Drinkin' that long black whiskey down
I play the guitar for me it's a livin'
Well I know, just a hangin' around
Dancin' girls, oh they drive me crazy
All that they want is a fancy name
Don't you know is I might not make it

That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man

Yea man now, a palace of pleasure
Honky tonk, where I come from
Smoke's so thick I can't imagine
Wine flows faster by the rule of a gun
One of these mornings it'll come up Sunday
I won't have a good time again
That time ain't now, it's a whole new dream

That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man

One more night, one more dollar
One more song, can you do it again?
I don't know, I may not make it
That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man
That's the fate of a fool and a guitar man