Townes Van Zandt - Waiting Around to Die

Sometimes I don't know whereThis dirty road is taking meSometimes I don't even know the reason whyBut I guess I keep a-gamblin'Lots of booze and lots of ramblin'Well, it's easier than just waitin' around to dieOne time, friends, I had a maI even had a paWell, he beat her with a belt once cause she criedShe told him to take care of meHeaded down to TennesseeBut it's easier to just wait around to dieI came of age and I found a girlIn a Tuscaloosa barAh, she cleaned me out and hit it on the slyI tried to kill the pain, I bought some wineAnd hopped a trainSeemed easier than just waitin around to dieA friend said he knewWhere some easy money wasWe robbed a man, and brother did we flyThe posse caught up with meAnd drug me back to MuskogeeIt's two long years I've been waitin' around to dieNow I'm out of prisonI got me a friend at lastHe don't drink or steal or cheat or lieHis name's CodineHe's the nicest thing I've seenYeah, together we're gonna wait around and dieYeah, together we're gonna wait around and die