Townes Van Zandt — Waitin Round To Die Acoustic Live

Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why But I guess I keep a-gamblin, lots of booze, and lots of ramblin Ah, it's easier than just a-waitin around to die One time, friends, I had a ma, I 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 Ah, it's easier than just a-waitin around to die Well, I come of agе and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned mе out and hit it on the sly I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train It seemed easier than just a-waitin around to die Then a friend said he knew where some easy money was We robbed a man and, brother, did we fly But the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee It's two long years a-waitin around to die Oh but now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie Well, his name is Codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around and die Oh, together we're gonna wait around and die