Welfare Line

[Verse 1: Willie Nelson]

Well, now boys, I've been to Bethlehem

Rode there on a big steam train

Lost two fingers in the steel mills

And I ain't goin' back again

[Verse 2: Johnny Cash]

I fought for my country

Lord knows, I did my best

Crawlin' 'cross some foreign field

They pinned a ribbon to my chest

[Chorus]

So pass around the bottle, boys

Let's talk about old times

Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin

Here on the welfare line

[Verse 3: Willie Nelson]

Served on the Georgia road gang

Couldn't pay the debts I owed

'Cause I ain't made of silver

And I ain't never seen no gold

[Verse 4: Johnny Cash]

I still remember Rachael

Soft as a velvet gown

They laid her in the pauper's grave

On the other side of town

[Chorus]

So pass around the bottle, boys

Let's talk about old times

Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin

Here on the welfare line

[Interlude]

Woo

Yeah, woo

[Verse 5: Waylon Jennings]

Now, some folks are born to money

You know I wish 'em well

If the devil should ever want my soul

I swear I'd never sell

[Chorus]

So pass around the bottle, boys

Let's talk about old times

Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin

Here on the welfare line

[Chorus]

Pass around the bottle, boys

Let's talk about old times

Night's rollin' in, it's cold as sin

Here on the welfare line