Never really understood religion Except it seems a good excuse to kill I never really could make a decision Don't suppose I ever really will I can't
Me and my baby never get the blues Me and my baby never get the blues Me and my woman got nothing left to lose Me and my baby never get uptight Me and
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It's a cold and winter's night and the rain is falling down It's so cold, cold outside, snow is laying all around There is blackness in my window, and
I woke up this morning My baby was gone I woke up this morning My baby was gone I thought that she loved me It seems that I'm wrong Yes, I am wrong
You know, tomorrow I'll be out of town Baby, before the sun goes down There's an agent and he's made a bet That I'll be sitting on a jumbo jet Baby,
Let the sky fall Let the sea sink Let the earth shake Let the sun blink Let the universe Go spinning free If my darling Ever leaves me Let the air freeze
I've been working on the road about fifteen years Been blowing my mind, I've been blasting my ears Don't you know, babe? I've been sleeping all day and
You can't win them all 'cause sometimes you fall Flat on your face on the floor You can't win them all, it's no good at all If you feel that your life
They took me down the grading station And they classified me zed 'Cause of over population They told me that I would soon be dead But I slipped out of
Woman trouble always in my life Got a babe, but she'll never be my wife 'Cause I know baby, yes I know When she got you, man you're never letting go
Gonna run, runnin' from the city Gonna run, runnin' to the country Gonna run, runnin' from the city Gotta ease my achin' mind Gonna hide, hidin' from
Once there was a time I'd rob my mama For a good meal and a smoke Once there was a time I'd sell my brother For a dollar when I was broke But I'd never
I'd like to reach out to you and learn just how do you do So we can still relate I'd like to open my mind so you can come in and find How we communicate
Got no monkey on my back And I'm never gonna crack 'Cause it's a good life Too good to lose But it's a hard world With the junkie blues Got no street
Hear me calling Hear me call on you Hear me calling Hear me call on you If you don't come soon I'll know your love ain't true Hear me calling Hear me