Lyric Waiting around to die

by Townes Van Zandt

Sometimes I don t know where
this dirty road is taking me
sometimes I can t even see the reason why
I guess I keep a-gamblin
lots of booze and lots of ramblin
it s easier than just waitin around to die


One time, friends, I had a ma
I even had a pa
he beat her with a belt once cause she cried
She told him to take care of me
headed down to Tennessee
it s easier than just waitin 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 waitin 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
it s two long years I ve been waitin around to die


Now I m out of prison
I got me a friend at last
he don t drink or steal or cheat or lie
His name s Codine
he s the nicest thing I ve seen
together we re gonna wait around and die
together we re gonna wait around and die