Lyric Nothin

by Townes Van Zandt

Hey mama, when you leave
don t leave a thing behind
I don t want nothin
I can t use nothin


Take care into the hall
and if you see my friends
tell them I m fine
not using nothin


Almost burned out my eyes
threw my ears down to the floor
I didn t see nothin
I didn t hear nothin


I stood there like a block of stone
knowin all I had to know
and nothin more
man, that s nothin


As brothers our troubles are
locked in each others arms
and you better pray
they never find you


Your back ain t strong enough
for burdens doublefold
they d crush you down
down into nothin


Being born is going blind
and buying down a thousand times
to echoes strung
on pure temptation


Sorrow and solitude
these are the precious things
and the only words
that are worth rememberin