Waitin' 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

I guess I keep a gamblin'

Lots of booze and lots of ramblin'

Well it's easier than just waitin' around to die

One time friends I had a ma

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

Ah she cleaned me out and hit in on the sly

I tried to kill the pain bought some wine

And hopped a train

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 ** me back to Muskogee

And it's two long years waitin' around to die

Over now I'm out of prison

I got me a friend at last

He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie

All his names Codine

He's the nicest thing I've seen

We together were gonna wait around and die

Yeah together were gonna wait around and die