(townes van zandt)

Now this man down at the used car lot
Tried to sell me four wheels and a trunk.
I said, man, there is no engine!,
He said, the engine's just a bunch of junk.
You don't need no engine to go downhill
And I could plainly see, that that's the direction
You're headed in, and he handed me the keys
(I said) no deal; you can't sell this stuff to me
No deal, I'm going back to tennessee

Well, I went to a doctor of the highest order,
He said I couldn't have a drink for a year.
One glass of wine on my birthday
If my birthday wasn't too very near.
Lord, he must have put me in a state of shock
'cause I made it for about two weeks;
Then he sent me a bill
That knocked me flat off the wagon
And back down on my feet

When true love knocked upon my door
She'd just barely turned fifteen
And I was a little bit nervous
If you know just what I mean.
But I've heard somewhere
That true love conquers all
And I figured that was that
Then I started having dreams 'bout
Being chased out of town
Wearing nothing but my cowboy hat.

Well, I come through this life a stumbler, my friends
I expect to die that way
It could be twenty years from now
It could be most any day.
But if there is no whiskey and women, lord,
Behind them heavenly doors
I'm gonna take my chances down below,
And of that you can be sure

• A Bible & a Gun
• A Country Song
• A Far Cry from You
• A Little Bit in Love
• Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?
• Arianne
• Baby Let Me Follow You Down
• Baby's in Black
• Before They Make Me Run
• Blue Yodel #9
• Cocaine
• Creepy Jackalope Eye
• Cry Myself to Sleep
• Crying, Waiting, Hoping
• Dead Flowers
• Dirty Old Town
• Don't Take Your Guns to Town
• Elijah's Church
• Ellis Unit One
• Francine
• Goodnight Irene
• Hangmen
• High Fashion Queen
• I Thought I Was Dreaming
• If I Should Fall from Grace With God
• In The Jailhouse Now
• It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
• Johnny Too Bad
• Little Sister
• Love's to Blame
• Lucy Dee
• Lungs
• Me & The Eagle
• Mustang Wine
• My Uncle
• Nashville Cats
• Nebraska
• No Deal
• Open Your Window
• Racing in The Street
• Rex's Blues
• Saturday Night & Sunday Morning
• Shake, Rattle & Roll
• She's About a Mover
• Sin City
• Sincerely
• Six Days on The Road
• Slippin' Away
• Sorry Dwayne
• Sorry Sue
• State Trooper
• Summer Wages
• Sweet Virginia
• Take It or Leave It
• The Crush
• The Truth
• The Window Song
• What'll You Do About Me
• What's Your Name
• Wheels
• When Will Will Be Married?
• When You Fall in Love
• While You Sleep
• White Freight Liner Blues
• Windfall
• You Tear Me Up