Lyrics Steve Earle

Steve Earle

You Know the Rest

Moses went up to the mountain

To see what he could see

Well, he come down talkin' 'bout a burnin' bush

Says, "This is how it's gonna be"

He's scared to death

An' you know the rest

Columbus went down to the ocean in 1492

He said, "Boys, I'm lookin' for India

But America will do"

Sailed to the west

You know the rest

Davy Crockett went out to Texas

To fight at the Alamo

Old Will Travis never told him

Texas is in Mexico

It's a bloody mess

An' you know the rest

Robert Johnson went to the crossroads

A guitar in his hand

Well, the devil had him a guitar too

He says, "This is what you need man"

Yeah, you can be the best

An' you know the rest

Well, this song ain't got no reason

Hell, this song barely rhymes!

Well, it come to me when I was asleep

And it wakes me up sometimes

I can't get no rest

You know the rest