Townes Van Zandt — Waiting Around to Die 1999 Version

[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' Ah 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, she headed down to Tennessee Ah it's easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die [Verse 3] Well I came of age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and she 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' 'round to die [Verse 4] And 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, drug me back to Muskogee And it's two long years, just a-waitin' 'round to die [Instrumental interlude] [Verse 5] Ah but now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie Well his name's codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen And together we're gonna wait around and die Ah together we're gonna wait around and die