Waiting Around to Die

[Verse 1]

Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is takin' me

Sometimes I can't even see the reason why

I guess I keep on gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'

Well, it's easier than just 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 and headed down to Tennessee

It's easier than just waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 3]

I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar

She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly

I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train

Seemed easier than just a-waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 4]

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 and drug me back to Muskogee

It's two long years of waitin' 'round to die

[Verse 5]

Now I'm out of prison, I got me a friend at last

He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie

His name is codeine, he's the nicest thing I've seen

Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die

[Refrain]

Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die