Waiting 'Round to Die

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' around to die

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' around to die

Well 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 hide the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train

Well it's 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

Two long years waitin' around to die

Well, now I'm out of prison

I got me a friend at last

Well he don't drink or steal or cheat or lie

His name's codeine

He's the nicest thing I've seen

Yah, together we're gonna wait around and die

Yah together we're gonna wait around and die