Townes Van Zandt — Waiting ’Round to Die Live at the Old Quarter

[Verse 1] Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I keep a-gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die [Verse 2] 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 It was better than just a-waitin' 'round to die [Verse 3] I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train [Verse 4] And 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, drug me back to Muskogee It's two long years, a-waitin' 'round to die [Verse 5] 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's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around and die Ah together we're gonna wait around and die