Restin' Bones

[Verse 1]

Came up on a worried man

Asked him if he had a light

He reached on down, dug in his shoe

Figured in his sock he might

He asked if he could come and join

At what we was partakin' in

I says, "Ol' soul if you got a match

Ya also got yourself a friend"

[Verse 2]

The smoke drew hard but laid in good

The neon gave us extra shine

We passed around a flask of Knockando

And a half litre bottle of wine

The worried man dropped down to his knees

And let out with a somber groan

He looked up to me and when I asked, he said

"I'm just restin' my bones"

[Refrain]

I’m restin’ my bones

I’m just restin’ my bones

[Verse 3]

I looked down at him, and him up at me

Then a smile rose above his chin

He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me down

Said, "Listen to me now my friend"

When I was your age I did it all

More than many men could do

Now my possessions are the ones I wear on my back

And this lighter I keep in my shoe

[Refrain]

That's why I'm restin' my bones

That’s why I’m restin’ my bones

Restin’ my bones

[Outro]

I'm restin' my bones from the times I fell

Fell and hit myself on the ground

Restin' my bones for the loneliness

Of being the only genius around

I'm restin' my bones for prosperity

In hopes that it'll do me some good

I'm restin' my bones from amphetamines

See they turned my teeth to balsa wood

I'm restin' my bones for Johnny Cash

'cause for me and mine he's wearin' black

I'll be restin' my bones for Elvis

I seen him last week at the track

If I'm restin' my bones and you come along

Just try and tippy-toe on by

Cause when I'm restin' my bones I hope to sleep

And maybe slip away and die