I'll give you a dollar so the devil can ride
Hold another twenty for the preacher to hide
I'm just trying to keep my shoes from
Sticking to the jail room floor
I wish I had a brother - the other one died
Burried by my sister on the fifth of July
In a pinetop box we had
Sittin on the barroom floor
Chorus:
Oh but I let the ghosts lay where they lie
And if I get back 'fore to long
They won't have to lie alone
I was running with an Illinois diplomat
Tryin' to find the fucker who had taken my hat
Tryin' to keep myself from
Sleepin' with the girl next door
I'll drink from the barrel with a Tennesse gun
Hide all my secrets in the Mississippi mud
Get back baby
'fore that sun goes down
Chorus
I might have just one lover for the rest of my life
Try to keep her pretty, try to keep her right
But all the little words that I try to say
Just go wrong
I was breakin' in to find myself a place to begin
I was caught in the corner with my sisters best friend
Sleepin in the city
On a bench by the city walls
I'll give you a dollar so the devil can ride
Hold another twenty for the preacher to hide
I'm just trying to keep my shoes from
Sticking to the jail room floor
Chorus:
I might have just one lover for the rest of my life
Try to keep her pretty, try to keep her right
But all the little words that I try to say
Just go wrong
credits
from Kissing The Gunner's Daughter,
track released September 2, 2011
Written By: Ryan Anderson
Composed By: Go Long Mule
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