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17 Apr 17 - 11:07 PM (#3850927) Subject: Lyr Req: Waiting Around To Die From: sed Had a friend named Tom, spent a year in Vietnam; got in fight with his sergeant, lost his eye. They don't need him anymore just to fight their dirty war, so they sent him home to wait around to die. |
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18 Apr 17 - 03:23 PM (#3851061) Subject: ADD: Waiting Around To Die (Townes Van Zandt) From: Joe Offer Thanks for bringing this up. I hadn't been familiar with the song. WAITING AROUND TO DIE (Townes Van Zandt) Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me Sometimes I don't even know the reason why But I guess I keep a-gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin' Well, it's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die Well, one time, friends, I had a ma, I even had a pa Well, he beat her with a belt once, 'cause she cried She told him to take care of me, headed down to Tennessee Well, it's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar Oh, she cleaned me out and hit it on the sly Well, I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die Then a friend said he knew where some easy money was We robbed a man and brother did we fly But the posse caught up with me, drug me back to Muskogee And it's two long years, a-waitin' 'round to die Oh, but now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie Oh, his name is codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen Well, together we're gonna wait around and die Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die Source: https://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/van-zandt-townes/waiting-around-to-die-12440.html (corrected from original recording) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4zfEkKs2ZM |