Townes Van Zandt — No Deal

[Intro] Well no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee [Verse 1] Now this man down at the used car lot Tried to sell me four wheels and a trunk I said, "But man, there ain't 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 [Chorus] And I said no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee [Verse 2] 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 And then he sent me a bill that knocked me flat off the wagon And back down on my feet [Chorus] Ah, I said no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee [Verse 3] Well when true love knocked upon my door She just barely turned fifteen And I was a little bit nervous If you know just what I mean But I'd heard somewhere that true love conquers all And I figured that was that Then I started having dreams about being chased out of town Wearing nothing but my cowboy hat [Chorus] And I said no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee [Verse 4] Well, I come through this life a stumbler, friends I expect to die that way Ah it could be twenty years from now Could be most any day But if there ain't no whiskey and women, Lord Behind them heavenly doors I'm gonna take my chances down below And of that you can be sure [Chorus] Ah, it's no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee And it's no deal, you can't sell that stuff to me Ah, no deal, I'm going back to Tennessee