Jerry Jeff Walker — Maybe Mexico

[Verse 1] The whole world's topsy-turvy You feel like you're upside down Everyday it's a push-and-shove Of people tryin' to get around Working hard trying to make some bread Trying to get it 'fore it gets away It's too bad how a man must work to get along But to live you know he needs the pay The city is a place in which to build your dreams It's a chance to give your ideas life A man gets a longing for some county green He'd just like some peace and quiet Peace and quiet, peace and quiet [Chorus] So [I ought?] to be up and leaving this town [?] headed down an open road With all that you own kinda thrown on the back seat Thinking 'bout where you'll go Maybe New Orleans, maybe Mexico Yeah, got to go Yeah Mom, I got to get out of here Don't you know, yeah babe, I got to head on down [Verse 2] If only you could pack up everything you love And everyone who'd ever been your friend Keeping close to you the things that make you strong Carry them with you around the bend The fear to move and meet the new can keep you in line To go you know that somethin' stays behind Separate the good and bad and take along the kind To the place you'd like to be and right on time, time [Chorus] So [I ought?] to be up and leaving this town [?] headed down an open road With all that you own kinda thrown on the back seat Thinking 'bout where you'll go Maybe New Orleans, maybe Mexico Yeah, got to go Yeah Mom, I got to get out of here Don't you know, yeah, I got to go [Chorus] [I ought?] to be up and leaving this town [?] headed down an open road With all that you own kinda thrown on the back seat Thinking 'bout where you'll go Maybe New Orleans, maybe Mexico Yeah, got to go Yeah Mom, I got to get out of here Don't you know, yeah babe, I got to head on down Head on down [Outro] Stop off down in Austin Texas see some friends of mine Yeah yeah, down near the border Down near the border Down near the border Down near the border