Gary Rossington

I ain't the kind to stick around without it
It'd be a crime 'cause man I'm all about it
It's in my blood
It keeps me breathin'
It's like a drug, gotta have the feeling

It's been awhile since I've seen your face
What a shame, what a waste

I've been up, I've been down
I've been kicked to the ground
But I can't get my mind off of you
So I keep on movin' on to a place I belong
Hopin' you wanted me to
I'm better than I was before
I'm knocking at your door
I'm coming back for more

Some say it's love
Some say it's hate
I'm here to tell you it's never too late
If you don't use it
Man you're gonna lose it
Your sweet little nothings are what I call music

It's been awhile since I've seen your face
What a shame, what a waste

I've been up, I've been down
I've been kicked to the ground
But I can't get my mind off of you
So I keep on movin' on to a place I belong
Hopin' you wanted me to
I'm better than I was before
I'm knocking at your door
I'm coming back for more

I keep comin' back, comin' back for more
I keep comin' back, yeah I need a little more
I keep comin' back, comin' back for more
I keep comin' back back back

I've been up, I've been down
I've been kicked to the ground
But I can't get my mind off of you
So I keep on movin' on to a place I belong
Hopin' you wanted me to
I'm better than I was before
I'm knocking at your door
I'm coming back for more

I keep comin' back, comin' back for more

Floyd was a trapper way back in the holler
Made moonshine so he could make a dollar
Six feet tall, dressed in overalls
And wore himself a long gray beard

People say Floyd came to town one day
But two law dogs got in his way
Floyd never hurt no one in his life
But they never came back this way
No, they never came back this way

And the people say
Aye, aye, aye, aye hear the hound dogs moan
Aye, aye, aye, aye now that Floyd is long gone
And the creeper was a creepin' and the souls they were hollerin' singin'
Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye

The G-men came out to track him down
But the swamp was too deep, even one of them drowned
They sent in the hellhounds but they turned around singing
How how how how how

And the people say
Aye, aye, aye, aye hear the hound dogs moan
Aye, aye, aye, aye now that Floyd is long gone
And the creeper was a creepin' and the souls they were hollerin' singin'
Aye, aye, aye, aye, aye

Yeah the souls are they were cryin'
Yeah the creeper he was creepin'

Sheriff Boudreaux came to talk to his neighbors
All they could say is he was eaten by a gator
The legend lives on but Floyd he's at home singing
How how how how how

And the soul said
Aye, aye, aye, aye hear the hound dogs moan
Aye, aye, aye, aye now that Floyd is long gone
Aye, aye, aye, aye now that Floyd is long gone
There's a full moon now
The moon was shinin' bright singing
Aye aye aye aye aye

I remember the day that he came in
I can't believe how long it's been
Like a poet, he began to play
Just an old friend that hung with the band
A drinkin' man he had no plan
But he played the 'Bird
Played it for free

'Cause I know he's here
He's everywhere
Take a look around oh and you will see
That cross we bear
It's in the air
Lord we thank you for these gifted hands

There are demons we live with every day
That tear at our hearts and take us away
To another place
Some of us don't get back
This song is for the hands of the workin' man
Who believes in himself and he understands
Love, hope, and faith are The Maker's plan

'Cause I know he's here
He's everywhere
Take a look around oh and you will see
That cross we bear
It's in the air
Lord we thank you for these gifted hands

One day we'll all take that ride
And with those gifted hands I know you'll fly

Woman lose my number
You can't get to me
My pockets ain't deep enough
Your eyes were seeing green
I caught you lyin', you're a cheat
Oh lord shame on me
I loved you once
Tried you twice
But you've become bad company

Somebody call the rescue
'cause I think I'm on the edge
Yeah you're just like a sledgehammer
You keep poundin' in my head
While you were on the phone lyin' to me
You were lyin' next to who
It ain't nothing to do about the heartache
It's just a little thing called you

All my friends did tell me
But I could not believe
Well you were doin' me wrong
When I was gone
How wicked can you be?

Yeah a black cat crosses many roads
Chills you to the bone
I might be hurt, but I won't cry
'cause I'm a man that's not alone

Somebody call the rescue
'cause I think I'm on the edge
Yeah you're just like a sledgehammer
You keep poundin' in my head
While you were on the phone lyin' to me
You were lyin' next to who
It ain't nothing to do about the heartache
It's just a little thing called you

Somebody call the rescue
'cause I think I'm on the edge
Yeah you're just like a sledgehammer
Girl you're poundin' in my head
While you were on the phone lyin' to me
You were lyin' next to who
It ain't nothing to do about the heartache
Yeah it ain't nothing to do about the heartache
It's just a little thing called you
A little thing called you!
A little thing called you!

Hey, when is the last time you sat down and had dinner with your kids?
Talked about what's going on in their lives?
Hey, when is the last time you just stopped and helped somebody out?
I bet you can't remember

Well a lot of people are sayin'
"we're changing for the better"
Well that don't interest me

I like the simple life
The way it used to be
We left our doors wide open
We didn't need no key
I've been around the world
Seen all there is to see
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
How it used to be
I like the simple life

I wanna get up Sunday mornin'
Go fishin' with my boy
Watch the sunset kick back in my yard
Take my harley on a real long lazy Sunday drive
And do a little more nothin' once in a while

Yeah maybe kick my feet up
Watch a little re-run on tv
Laughin' with ol' barney, andy and aunt bee

I like the simple life
The way it used to be
We left our doors wide open
We didn't need no key
I've been around the world
Seen all there is to see
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
How it used to be
I like the simple life

Everything's going by so fast
I swear sometimes we just can't see
So caught up in where we're trying to get
Life as we know it, could be gone in a minute

I like the simple life
The way it used to be
We left our doors wide open
We didn't need no key
I've been around the world
Seen all there is to see
I'd trade all those memories for one more day
I like the simple life
I like the simple life
I want the simple life

I think it's gonna be good night here Rickey!
I think it's time to rock!
It's gonna be hell of a show!


People out there in the parking lot
Smoking that stuff it's a rebel flag rock
Turn it up, crank it out, let me hear you shout!
That sweet soul southern music!

So put your hands in the air
Give us all you got

We're feeling right (feelin' right)
Gonna take all night (take all night)
To rock this joint the way it's supposed to be
Young and old (young and old)
3 generations bold (generations)
We've been told
It's a Skynyrd nation!

Motorcycle ladies hugging up to their daddies
Oh teenage bangers they're all getting ready!
Open those gates gonna rock tonight
Oh when those lights go down it's a beautiful sight!

So put your hands in the air
Give us all you got

We're feeling right (feelin' right)
Gonna take all night (take all night)
To rock this joint the way it's supposed to be
Young and old (young and old)
3 generations bold (generations)
We've been told
It's a Skynyrd nation!

Hey put your hands in the air!

We're feeling right (feelin' right)
Gonna take all night (take all night)
To rock this joint the way it's supposed to be
Young and old (young and old)
3 generations bold (generations)
We've been told
It's a Skynyrd nation!

Skynyrd nation! (young and old)
Skynyrd nation! (3 generations more!)

We've been told

It's a Skynyrd nation!

When I was 15 I dreamed of leaving my home
I had to see the world
And live like a rolling stone
I heard California was paved in gold
So I hopped on that train
It didn't come easy
But I keep thinkin' bout
The green grass and missing my home

Take me back to my southern ways
Where I can be myself and live another day
Take me back to my southern ways
Where the tall pines blow and the southern winds kiss my face

Oh southern grace

Me and my boys started a band
Practiced everyday out on the Hell House land
Played every honky tonk and this ol' bar
To sing about ol' Bama
We were just simple men
The music is forever
And the songs will never ever end

Take me back to my southern ways
Where I can be myself and live another day
Take me back to my southern ways
Where the tall pines blow and the southern winds kiss my face

Oh take me back!

I sit here thinkin' about those days
I wouldn't change a thing about my life today
Ain't it funny how time sure flies
'Cause all I ever wanted and needed
WAS YOU

Take me back to my southern ways
Where I can be myself and live another day
Take me back to my southern ways
Where the tall pines blow and the St. John's flows, and only God - he

Knows, and those southern winds kiss my face

Broken bones, broken hearts
Stripped down and torn apart
A little bit of rust
I'm still runnin'
Counting miles, counting tears
Twist of roads, shifting gears
Year after year
It's all or nothing

But I'm not home
I'm not lost
Still holding on to what I got
Ain't much left
Though there's so much that's been stolen
Guess I've lost everything I've had
But I'm not dead, at least not yet
Still alone, still alive, still unbroken
I'm still alone, still alive, I'm still unbroken

Never captured, never tamed
Wild horses on the plains
You can call me lost, I call it freedom
I feel a spirit in my soul
It's something Lord I can't control
I'm never giving up while I'm still breathing

I'm not home
I'm not lost
Still holding on to what I got
Ain't much left
Though there's so much that's been stolen
Guess I've lost everything I've had
I'm not dead, at least not yet
Still alone, still alive, still unbroken
I'm still alone, still alive, I'm still unbroken

I'm still unbroken

Still unbroken

Like the wind, like the rain
Keeps on running through my veins
Like a river pouring down into the ocean
I'm out here on the street
But I'm standing on my feet
Still alive, still alone, still unbroken

I'm not home
I'm not lost
Still holding on to what I got
Ain't much left
Though there's so much that's been stolen
Guess I've lost everything I've had
But I'm not dead, at least not yet
Still alive, still alone, still unbroken
I'm still alone, still alive, I'm still unbroken
I'm still alone, still alive, I'm still unbroken

I'm still unbroken

I ain't never going down

I'm still unbroken
Oh

There was a time that you believed
That nothing could happen to you
You were in a place, deep in a hole
So dark that you could not see

Everyday the rain won't fall
The sun will come out and shine on us all
There's a light at the end for you my friend
Oh, take it from me,
The Storm will someday end
Will someday end

So much has changed inside your heart
We can tell it's tearin' you apart
We share your pain and feel your hurt
But holy water cleanses the dirt

Everyday the rain won't fall
The sun will come out and shine on us all
There's a light at the end for you my friend
Oh, take it from me,
The Storm will someday end

Yeah
You were
Stuck in a hole

Everyday the rain won't fall
The sun will come out and shine on us all
There's a light at the end for you my friend
Oh, take it from me

Everyday the rain won't fall
The sun will come out and shine on us all
There's a light at the end for you my friend
Oh, take it from me

The storm will someday end
It's gonna end
It's gotta end!

Sometimes I want to light up underneath the no smoking sign
Sometimes I wished they'd tell me how justice got so blind
I wish they'd just leave me alone cause I'm doing alright
You can take your change on down the road and leave me here with mine

Cause that ain't my America, that ain't this country's roots
You want to slam ol Uncle Sam but I ain't lettin' you
I'm mad as hell and you know I still, bleed red white and blue
That ain't us, That ain't my America, That ain't My America

Yeah I was standing there in Dallas, waiting on a plane
I overheard an old man tell a young soldier thanks
Young soldier hung his head and said its hard to believe
You're the only one that took the time to say a word to me

And the old man said

That ain't my America, that ain't this country's roots
You want to slam ol' Uncle Sam but I ain't lettin' you
Yeah I'm mad as hell and you know I still, bleed red white and blue
That ain't us, That ain't my America, That ain't My America

It's to the women and men in their hands they hold a bible and a gun
And they ain't afraid of nothing when they're holding either one, oh, uh
Now there's kids that cant pray in school, hundred dollar tanks of gas,
I can tell you right now this country ain't, ain't supposed to be like that

No, that ain't my America, that ain't this country's roots
You want to slam ol' Uncle Sam but I ain't lettin' you
Yeah I'm mad as hell and you know I still, bleed red white and blue
That ain't us, that ain't my, that ain't my America, oh no, That Ain't My America

No, no, no, no, oh, oh, uh huh, that ain't my America, oh no

Well I heard it on the late night radio
For the umpteenth time headin' from LA to the Florida coast
I was between black coffee and shifting gears
When the second verse took a turn and brought me to tears
They were talkin' about love, I do and forever
And how two people ought to stay together
Well the music hit me but the singer's got it all wrong

Unwrite that song
Unwrite that song
'Cause what he's saying to me don't go with that melody
Unsing them lines about those happy times
Don't they know she's gone
Unwrite that song

Well it was 3 AM and she was cryin' and her eyes were all red
When that music video came on and she sat up in her bed
She grabbed that whiskey bottle
Poured one last shot
And threw that empty glass at the TV and screamed

Unwrite that song
Unwrite that song
'Cause what he's saying to me don't go with that melody
Unsing them lines about those happy times
Don't they know he's gone
Unwrite that song

Well there was a time that I believed
All those words were true
And if I had a pen and paper right now
I know what I'd do

Unwrite that song
Unwrite that song
'Cause what he's saying to me don't go with that melody
Unsing them lines about those happy times
Don't they know he's gone
Unwrite that song
Lord I know she's gone
Unwrite that song
Unwrite our song

Call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load

Ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
Well there ain't no change in the weather
Ain't no changes in me
And I ain't hidin' from nobody
Nobody's hidin' from me
Oh, that's the way its supposed to be

Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I got that green light baby
I got to keep movin' on
Well I might go out to California
Might go down to Georgia
I don't know

Well I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
Well now I dig you Georgia peaches
Makes me feel right at home
But I don't love me no one woman
So I can't stay in Georgia long

Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
Well now they call me the breeze
I keep blowin' down the road
I ain't got me nobody
I don't carry me no load
Oooh Mr Breeze

Eleven times I been busted, eleven times I been to jail
Some of the times I been there nobody could go my bail
Well it seems to me, Lord that this ol' boy just don't fit
Well I can jump in a rosebush and come out smelling like sh...

Those misters dressed in blue never done so right by me
Some of the times I was innocent but the judge said guilty
I'm not one to complain now son I tell you true
When the black cat cross your trail, Lord
It comes in misery times two

(Chorus)
Double trouble--that's what my friends all call me
(Double trouble)
I said, double trouble
T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Well I was born down in the gutter
With a temper as hot as fire
Spent ninety days on a peat farm just doin' the county's time
Well now, even mama said Son you're bad news
And it won't be too long before someone puts one through you

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me
For I must be traveling on now
There's too many places I've got to see
If I stay here with you girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change

Oh, and the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change

Bye-bye babe, it's been sweet, love
'Though this feeling I can't change
But please don't take this so badly
'Cause Lord knows I'm to blame
But if I stay here with you girl
Things just couldn't be the same
'Cause I'm as free as a bird now
And this bird you cannot change

Oh, and the bird you cannot change
And this bird you cannot change
Lord knows I can't change
Lord help me I can't change

I was cuttin the rug down at a place called 'The Jug' with a girl named Linda Lou
When in walked a man with a gun in his hand
he was looking for you know who

He said "Hey there fellow with the hair coloured yellow, watcha tryin' to proove?
Cuz' this is my woman there and I'm a man who cares and this might be all for you"
(I said "excuse me!")

I was scared and fearing for my life
I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
Cuz' he was lean and mean and big and bad, Lord,
pointing that gun at me

Oh! wait a minute mister, I didn't even kiss her don't want no trouble with you
and I know you don't owe me but I wish you would let me ask one favour from you

Say won't you
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
gimme 3 steps toward the door?
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister
and you'll never see me no more."

(Guitar solo)

Oh well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray
and the water fell down to the floor
and I'm telling you, son, it ain't no fun,
staring straight down a fourty-four.

Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou,
and that's the break I was looking for
and you could hear me screaming a mile away
as I was headed out toward the door.

Oh won't you
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
gimme 3 steps toward the door?
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister
and you'll never see me no more."

Well, I'll tell you plainly baby
What I plan to do
'Cause I may be crazy baby
But I ain't no fool
Your daddy's rich, mama
You're overdue
But I ain't the one, baby
Been messing with you
Got bells in your mind, mama
So won't you pardon me
I think its time for me to move along
I do believe

Now you're talking jive, woman
When you say to me
Your daddy's gonna take us in baby
'N take care of me
You know and I know, woman
I ain't the one
I never hurt you sweet heart
I never pulled my gun
Got bells in your mind, baby
So won't you pardon me?
I think its time for me to move along
I do believe
Time for me to put my boots out in the street baby
Are you ready boots -- walk on

All right there missy, let me tell you a thing or two
Now you're talking jive, woman
When you say to me
Your daddy's gonna take us in baby
'N take care of me
When you know and I know, woman
I ain't the one
That ain't my idea -- uh unh -- of having fun
Got rings in your eyes lady
So won't you pardon me
I think its time for me to move along
I do believe
I must be in the middle of some kind of conspiracy

Two feets they come a creepin'
Like a black cat do
And two bodies are lyin' naked
Creeper think he got nothin' to lose
So he creeps into this house, yeah
And unlocks the door
And while a man reaching for his trousers
Shoots him full of .38 holes

(Chorus)
Its a Saturday night special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold
Ain't no good for nothin'
But put a man six feet in a hole

Big Jim's been drinkin' whiskey
And playing poker on a losin' night
Pretty soon, Big Jim starts a thinkin'
Somebody been cheatin' and lyin'
So Big Jim commences to fightin'
I wouldn't tell you no lie
And Big Jim done grab his pistol
Shot his friend right between the eyes

(Chorus)

Hand guns are made for killin'
Ain't no good for nothin' else
And if you like your whiskey
You might even shoot yourself
So why don't we dump 'em people
To the bottom of the sea
Before some fool come around here
Wanna shoot either you or me

Big wheels keep on turning,
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland.
I miss ole bamy once again and I think it's a sin.
Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her.
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down.
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow.

* Sweet home Alabama where the skies are so blue.
Sweet home Alabama, Lord, I'm coming home to you.

In Birmingham they love the Gov'nor.
Now we all did what we could do.
Now Watergate does not bother me.
Does your conscience bother you, tell the truth.

Repeat *

(Solo)

Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they ve been known to pick a song or two.
Lord, they get me off so much,
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue, now how about you.

Repeat *(twice)

I'm headed down a highway got a suitcase by my side
Blue skies hangin' over my head I got 500 miles to ride
I'm goin' down to Memphis town to play a latenight show
I hope the people are ready there 'cause the boys are all ready to go

(Chorus)
Well, I'm a whiskey rock-a-roller
That's what I am
Women, whiskey and miles of travellin'
Is all I understand

I was born a travellin' man and my feets do burn the ground
I don't care for fancy music if your shoes can't shuffle around
I got a 100 women or more and there's no place I call home
The only time I'm satisfied is when I'm on the road

(Chorus)
Sometimes I wonder where will we go

Lord don't take my whiskey, rock and roll
Take me down to Memphis town, busdriver get me there
I got me a queenie she got longbrown curly hair
She likes to drink Old Grandad and her shoes do shuffle around
And everytime I see that gal
Lord she wants to take me down

(Chorus)
Sometimes I wonder where will we go
Lord don't take my whiskey, rock and roll

(Steve Gaines)

Ain't no good life
Not the one that I lead
'Cause the more I fight the sadness, yeah
It only seems the more that I grieve
Well I look back on the good times
As some lost part of me
I wanna know, tell me why is it so
Well just because I don't pray
Lord, that don't mean I ain't forgiven
Just 'cause I'm alive
That don't mean I'm makin' a livin'

I'm gonna get myself together
I'm gonna try a dyin' attempt
Talkin' about the good times slippin' by
Yeah I tell ya
I don't even know where last month went
Well I can't make no money baby
Well 'cause my money's already spent
And I know where it went
I said it went on that damn rent
Well I don't mean change, baby
I mean foldin' money
Well I want lovin', said I don't need a buddy
I don't need nobody, now

Ain't exactly my idea
It's sort of old, borrowed and blue
Just tryin' to say
Don't try that straight life buddy
Oh you'll find it kind of hard on you
Women, don't try to cook nothin' up, ooh
Brother you know you'll only wind up in your own stew
Just don't let nobody tell you, oh what you oughta do

(Steve Gaines)

Ain't no good life
Not the one that I lead
'Cause the more I fight the sadness, yeah
It only seems the more that I grieve
Well I look back on the good times
As some lost part of me
I wanna know, tell me why is it so
Well just because I don't pray
Lord, that don't mean I ain't forgiven
Just 'cause I'm alive
That don't mean I'm makin' a livin'

I'm gonna get myself together
I'm gonna try a dyin' attempt
Talkin' about the good times slippin' by
Yeah I tell ya
I don't even know where last month went
Well I can't make no money baby
Well 'cause my money's already spent
And I know where it went
I said it went on that damn rent
Well I don't mean change, baby
I mean foldin' money
Well I want lovin', said I don't need a buddy
I don't need nobody, now

Ain't exactly my idea
It's sort of old, borrowed and blue
Just tryin' to say
Don't try that straight life buddy
Oh you'll find it kind of hard on you
Women, don't try to cook nothin' up, ooh
Brother you know you'll only wind up in your own stew
Just don't let nobody tell you, oh what you oughta do

(Ronnie VanZant -- Steve Gaines)

Well, you can see her walkin' down on Peachtree Street
She got high-heeled shoes and a dot on her cheek
She's lookin' good, she's headed downtown
Ain't got no money, honey
She knows her way around
I think she's cute, think she's cute as she can be
Talkin' about a funny talkin', honk-tonking Georgia Peach

Well these Georgia Peaches
Son they know their way around
They can take your money, son before you get sight of town
Well they talk a little funny, but they look so fine
Nine out of ten of them gonna sell you a dime
I think they're cute, think they're cute as they can be
Talkin' about a funny talkin', honk-tonking Georgia Peach

Well, peaches, peaches
Love them Georgia Peaches
Well, peaches, peaches
Love them Georgia Peaches

Well them Georgia Peaches
Sure do got the style
They'll steal your heart with a Southern smile
Well they talk a little funny, but they look so fine
The older they get, I swear its like good wine
I think they're cute, think they're cute as they can be
Talkin' about a funny talkin', honk-tonking Georgia Peach
Talkin' about a funny talkin', honk-tonking Georgia Peach


I just seem to fall in love with the wrong things

I was cuttin the rug down at a place called 'The Jug' with a girl named Linda Lou
When in walked a man with a gun in his hand
he was looking for you know who

He said "Hey there fellow with the hair coloured yellow, watcha tryin' to proove?
Cuz' this is my woman there and I'm a man who cares and this might be all for you"
(I said "excuse me!")

I was scared and fearing for my life
I was shaking like a leaf on a tree
Cuz' he was lean and mean and big and bad, Lord,
pointing that gun at me

Oh! wait a minute mister, I didn't even kiss her don't want no trouble with you
and I know you don't owe me but I wish you would let me ask one favour from you

Say won't you
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
gimme 3 steps toward the door?
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister
and you'll never see me no more."

(Guitar solo)

Oh well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray
and the water fell down to the floor
and I'm telling you, son, it ain't no fun,
staring straight down a fourty-four.

Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou,
and that's the break I was looking for
and you could hear me screaming a mile away
as I was headed out toward the door.

Oh won't you
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
gimme 3 steps toward the door?
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister
and you'll never see me no more."

(Merle Haggard)

Little bit of Bakersfield

I'm a honky tonk night time man
I can't stand no light
I'm a honky tonk night time man
I can't stand no light
I get my rest in the day time
Do my runnin' around at night

I had the blues this morning
Had the blues all day today
I had the blues this morning
Had the blues all day today
Well I wish a tornado
Come and blow my blues away, away
That's what I said, take 'em away

Sounds like Roy
Yeah

And then my heart starts beatin'
When that sun starts sinkin' low
Well my heart starts beatin'
When that sun starts sinkin' low
When the shadows fall
I know it's time for me to go

Billy Powell on piano

Oh Barry, play me some dobro

I'm a honky tonk night time man
I can't stand no light
I'm a honky tonk night time man
I can't stand no light
I get my rest in the day time
I do my runnin' around, round at night
I get my rest in the day time
Gets that old love sweet stuff at night

Yes sir

Well the bigger the city, well the brighter the lights
The bigger the dog, well the harder the bite
I don't know where you been last night
But I think mama, you ain't doin' right

(Chorus)
Say I know a little
I know a little about it
I know a little
I know a little 'bout it
I know a little 'bout love
And baby I can guess the rest

Well now I don't read that daily news
'Cause it ain't hard to figure
Where people get the blues
They can't dig what they can't use
If they stick to themselves
They'd be much less abused

(Chorus)

Play me a little, oh yeah
Yeah

Well if you want me to be your only man
Said listen up mama, teach you all I can
Do right baby, by your man
Don't worry mama, teach you all I can

(Chorus)

Well I know a little 'bout love
Baby I want your best

My daddy told me always be strong son
Don't you ever cry
You find the pretty girls and then you love them
Then you say goodbye
I never dreamed that you would leave me
But now you're gone
I never dreamed that I would miss you
Woman won't you come back home

I never dreamed that you could hurt me
And leave me blue
I've had a thousand, maybe more
But never one like you
I never dreamed I could feel so empty
But now I'm down
I never dreamed that I would beg you
Woman I need you now

It seems to me I took your love for granted
It feels to me that this time I was wrong, so wrong
Oh Lord now I feel so lonely
I say woman won't you come back home

I tried to do what my daddy taught me
But I think he knew
Someday that I would find one woman like you
I never dreamed that it could feel so good, Lord
That two could be one
I never knew about sweet love
So woman won't you come back home
Oh baby won't you come back home

This old town ain't been the same,
since this old boys been gone.
Lord I still got some good friends,
but I feel so all alone.
All I hear is disco,
see pretty boys with high heels on.

Well some people sure hate me,
an the police dog me round.
Well the only place I'm welcome,
is on the west side of town
Lord I'm on their wanted posters,
I cant show my face in town.

play this one for south side...

Jacksonville, I love you,
but you don't want me around.
Jacksonville, you raised me,
and this is where I got my sound.
Although I'm your outlaw,
I still love my hometown, all around.

ahh this is for the west side boys..

This old town ain't been the same,
since your native sons been gone.
Lord, I still got some old friends,
but I am so all alone.
All I hear is the disco,
see pretty boys with high heels on.
Well you can keep your disco,
pretty boys with high heels on.

How can you stand there smiling
After all you've done
You know it seems to make you happy
When you've hurt someone
Twice before you fooled me
With your deceiving and lying
Come in and close the door
One more time, one more time

Yeah. you've been gone so long
No one knows where
And you said that you still love me
Then show me you care
Because you've got what it takes, sweet mama
To make a man feel fine
So I'll take the word of a liar
One more time, one more time

Girl, you've got me hungry
Losing my mind
I know I'm playing with fire
Getting burned every time
Yes, I'm a fool for you, baby
I can't deny
But I've got to have your sweet love
One more time, one more time

Girl, you've got me hungry
Losing my mind
I know I'm playing with fire
Getting burned every time
Yes, I'm a fool for you, mama
I can't deny
Well, I've got to have your sweet love
One more time, one more time

Yes, I'm her fool once more
I can read her brown eyes
When the rooster crows tomorrow
Well, it's her time to cry
I'm heading down that old road
She lost her free ride
So tonight, I'll take what I paid for
One more time, one more time, one more time!

Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars
Oak tree you're in my way
There's too much coke and too much smoke
Look what's going on inside you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Angel of darkness is upon you
Stuck a needle in your arm
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose
One more drink fool, will drown you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Now they call you Prince Charming
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes
Say you'll be all right come tomorrow
But tomorrow might not be here for you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Hey, you're a fool you
Stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before

One little problem that confronts you
Got a monkey on your back
Just one more fix, Lord might do the trick
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Whiskey bottles, and brand new cars
Oak tree you're in my way
There's too much coke and too much smoke
Look what's going on inside you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Angel of darkness is upon you
Stuck a needle in your arm
So take another toke, have a blow for your nose
One more drink fool, will drown you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Now they call you Prince Charming
Can't speak a word when you're full of 'ludes
Say you'll be all right come tomorrow
But tomorrow might not be here for you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Hey, you're a fool you
Stick them needles in your arm
I know I been there before

One little problem that confronts you
Got a monkey on your back
Just one more fix, Lord might do the trick
One hell of a price for you to get your kicks
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you
Ooooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell
Ooooh that smell
The smell of death surrounds you

Well, its 8 o'clock in Boise, Idaho
I'll find my limo driver
Mister, take us to the show
I done made some plans for later on tonight
I'll find a little queen
And I know I can treat her right.

(Chorus)
What's your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
Won't you do the same?.

Back at the hotel
Lord we got such a mess
It seems that one of the crew
Had a go with one of the guests, oh yes
Well, the police said we can't drink in the bar
What a shame
Won't you come upstairs girl
And have a drink of champagne

What's your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
For there ain't no shame.

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

9 o'clock the next day
And I'm ready to go
I got six hundred miles to ride
To do one more show, oh no
Can I get you a taxi home
It sure was grand
When I come back here next year
I wanna see you again

What was your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
Well there ain't no shame
What was your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
Won't you do the same?

Well, its 8 o'clock in Boise, Idaho
I'll find my limo driver
Mister, take us to the show
I done made some plans for later on tonight
I'll find a little queen
And I know I can treat her right.

(Chorus)
What's your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
Won't you do the same?.

Back at the hotel
Lord we got such a mess
It seems that one of the crew
Had a go with one of the guests, oh yes
Well, the police said we can't drink in the bar
What a shame
Won't you come upstairs girl
And have a drink of champagne

What's your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
For there ain't no shame.

(Chorus)

(Chorus)

9 o'clock the next day
And I'm ready to go
I got six hundred miles to ride
To do one more show, oh no
Can I get you a taxi home
It sure was grand
When I come back here next year
I wanna see you again

What was your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
Well there ain't no shame
What was your name, little girl?
What's your name?
Shootin' you straight, little girl?
Won't you do the same?

Well I've heard lots of people say
They're gonna settle down
You don't see their faces
And they don't come around
Well I'm not that way
I got to move along

I like to drink and to dance all night
Comes to a fix not afraid to fight
You got that right
Said, you got that right
Sure got that right

Seems so long I been out on my own
Travel light and I'm always alone
Guess I was born with a travellin' bone
When my times up, I'll hold my own
You won't find me in an old folks home
You got that right
Well you got that right
Said, you got that right
Sure got that right
I tried everything in my life
Things I like I try 'em twice
You got that right
Sure got that right

Travellin' around the world, just singing my song
I got to go, Lord I can't stay long
Here comes that ol' travellin' jones once again
I like to drink and to dance all night
Comes to a fix not afraid to fight
You got that right
Said, you got that right
Well you got that right
Sure got that right

Ohhhhhhh
Ahhhhhhh

Tornados spinning, I sit here grinning
I think we've all seen this movie before
This is confusing, almost amusing
It's hard to tell up and down anymore

When did it get so crazy
How did we lose control
Everybody's shouting how bad it really sucks
Situation normal, all funked up (uhhhh)
We're all funked up

We had some leaders and they all were cheaters
but they came out smelling like a rose
We should just reject them
but we respect them
for what they do when the door is closed

Nothing in this world, a simple man can do
Stand up and be counted
Ain't you had enough
Situation normal, all funked up

Yeah we're all funked up
We're functionally dysfunctional
We're functionally (yeah) dysfunctional
We're all funked up

Ohh
Ahhhh

Don't you know the meaning of the word snafu
better known as trouble for me and you
Murphy's law will get'cha
He is on his way
Same ol' same ol' shit, a different day

Oh

Tornados spinning, I sit here grinning
I think we've all seen this movie before
This is confusing, almost amusing
It's hard to tell up and down anymore

Everybody's shouting how bad it really sucks
Situation normal, all funked up
We're all funked up
We're all funked up
We're all funked up

Ohhhhhhhh

All Funked up

Mmmmmmmm

Your love does something to me
That I can't describe
Dark eyes, see right through me
and I just can't hide

You drive me crazy with what you don't say
and the way that you hold back love
Tell me tell me won't you please please tell me
Need an answer from above

There you are,you're my desire
and here I am, I'd be a liar
If I said, I ain't gonna crawl
You ain't gonna nail my heart to the wall
You ain't gonna find me crying like a chid
just asking for it all
I ain't gonna beg
I'd rather lose it all instead

If that's what it takes to get you
Part of me just might let you
Someone like you, I'd do more than fall
I just might crawl

Ohhhh

Seems like I get this feeling
this time of night
Head down sense's reeling
Something just ain't right

Imagination locked up inside
and it's got no where to go
I see my lover through another's eyes
and it's killing me just to know, the truth
Like playing with fire, to lose you
I'd be a liar, if I said

I ain't gonna crawl
You ain't gonna nail my heart to the wall
You ain't gonna find me crying like a chid
just asking for it all
I ain't gonna beg
I'd rather lose it all instead

If that's what it takes to get you
Part of me just might let you
Someone like you, I'd do more than fall
I just might crawl

Ohhhhhh

I just might crawl

Ohhhhhh

Ooooooooo

I ain't gonna crawl
You ain't gonna nail my heart to the wall
You ain't gonna find me crying like a chid
just asking for it all
I ain't gonna beg
I'd rather lose it all instead

If that's what it takes to get you
Part of me just might let you
Someone like you, I'd do more than fall
I just might crawl

Crawl...
Sooner or later, we all fall
Crawl...

Mmmmmmm

Mmmmmmmm

Ha ha ha

Let me tell ya a story

Outside of Macon, off a country road
Justice was forsaken
when they let the wrong man go
Johnny Law was shady
First one on the scene
They called it murder
in the first degree

Dead man walkin'
Walkin' down the hall
Judge says guilty
but still he's standing tall
Dead man walkin'
they say broke the law
Taking the life of another man
Who done his daughter wrong

Light 'em up
Lay 'em down
Take 'em out
But there's more of us around
When wrong is right and right is wrong
Oh there's a dead man walkin' tonight

Walk on
Walk on
Walk on

(Whistle)

Oooooohhh

If I asked you a question
would you tell the truth
Would you pull the trigger
if you was standin' in his shoes

Dead man walkin'
I know what I'd do
If someone hurt my baby
I'd be walkin' too

Light 'em up
Oh lay 'em down
Take 'em out
But there's more of us around
When right is wrong and wrong is right
Oh there's a dead man walkin' tonight

Walk on
You gotta walk on baby
Walk on
Ohhh
You gotta walk on baby
Walk on

Ohhhhhh

Yeah

So if I asked you that question
would you tell the truth

Dead Man Walkin'

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Life is so strange with it's changing yes indeed
Well I've seen hard times and the pressure's been on me
But I keep on working like a working man do
And I got my act together I'm gonna walk all over you

Gimme back my bullets, put 'em back where they belong
Ain't fooling around 'cause I've done had my fun
Ain't gonna see no more damage done, gimme back my bullets

Sweet talking people done ran me out of town
And I drank enough whiskey to float a battleship around
But I'm leaving this game one step ahead of you
And you will not hear me cry because I do not sing the blues

Gimme back my bullets, put 'em back where they belong
Ain't fooling around 'cause I've done had my fun
Ain't gonna see no more damage done, gimme back,gimme back my bullets
Oh put 'em back........where they belong

Been up and down since I turned seventeen
Well I've been on top then it seems I lost my dream
But I've got it back I'm feeling better every day
Tell all those pencil pushers they better get out of my way

Gimme back my bullets, put 'em back where they belong
Ain't fooling around 'cause I've done had my fun
Ain't gonna see no more damage done, gimme back,gimme back my bullets
Ooh put back where they belong
Gimme back my bullets

Mama used to say to me
You can make your destiny
Keep your feet planted on the ground
You can always get it back
Make a castle from a one room shack
It's all in what you make and what you found
Son your gunna find out when your older
Theres always been the hand of God
Resting right there on your shoulder

(Chorus)
Will it be Hell or Heaven on earth
The choice is up to you
Look to the sky the answer is clear
Are you gunna live life for all its worth
Choose Hell or Heaven on earth
If you live it right theres nothin to fear
Cause you'll find Heaven right here

Saw a man the other day
Had it made in every
Till his greed brought him down
He was blinded by the city lights
Now he shivvers in the cold of tonight
Who would save the lifegaurd
When he's about to drownd

(Chorus)
Will it be Hell or Heaven on earth
The choice is up to you
Look to the sky the answer is clear
Are you gunna live life for all its worth
Choose Hell or Heaven on earth
If you live it right theres nothin to fear
Cause you'll find Heaven right here

You know your gunna walk to far
You know your gunna feel the pain
Or your gunna lose if you wanna win the game
And every time your heart is breakin
And every time you breath is shakin
Remember what mama said oooohhhh that day

Hopin my time is comin
Left enough to build apart
Noones gunna say i didnt try
And heres why

(Chorus)
Hell or Heaven on earth
The choice is up to you
Look to the sky the answer is clear
Are you gunna live life for all its worth
Choose Hell or Heaven on earth
If you live it right theres nothin to fear
Cause you'll find Heaven right here

you'll find Heaven right here
Oooohhh
You'll find Heaven right here
Ooooohh
Oooooooo
Heaven right here

The boy gets crazy when he's sittin' at the bar
Don't you mess with Jake don't you push him to far
Rot gut whiskey and home made wine
Make a good country boy just lose his mind

Like a run away train rollin' through the night
The boy ain't got no fear
Like a race car hittin' the wall he gets hard to steer
Waitin' for the smoke to clear

OOOOHH
Betty got caught in the back of Bobby's car
Bobby got caught with his hand in the cookie jar
Her daddy blew a fuse and he went for his gun
EEEEE
Now Bobby and Betty thier on the run

Like a run away train rollin' through the nite
Nothin's gonna stop them now
Gotta keep on movin', coverin' tracks somehow

Like a run away train rollin' through the night
The kids ain't got no fear
Daddy's (wizz?) bang is the last sound Bobby's gonna hear
ooohhh
Waitin for the smoke to clear

Daddy finally caught him in the end of his gun
Put a dead end to all of Bobby's fun
OOhh
Good God almighty, Oh heaven sakes
Betty's Daddy turned out to be Jake

Like a run away train rollin' through the nite
Jake ain't got no fear

Know the hangman judge gonna give the boy 99 years
Here sits Jake at the back of this bar
Sippin' on a nice cold beer

If the law had a clue all they'd do is look right here
When they see Jake..... waitin' for the smoke to clear

Waitin for...OOOOHHHAAA

Mmmmmmmm

I listen, and still I haven't heard
Tell me what is the word
And if I ever heard it
Would it be clear as water

Oh tears run down your face
Reflects the human race
We're all caught up with winnin'
Losing time and space
Life's Lessons

So you think you know it all
but you're headin' for a fall
Oh to make it back again
You'll have to crawl and step back

Take a look around
are your feet still on the ground
Oh can we find you in the section of lost and found
Never think you've got it figured out
'cause when you do you'll begin to doubt
It's time for you to open your eye's

Will we look back and see what we've done
Will we be proud or ashamed of what we've become
Will we realize we all share one fate
Or is this another Life's Lesson, too late

Ohhh

Never think you've got it figured out
'cause when you do you'll begin to doubt
It's time for you to open your eye's

Ohhhh

Will we look back and see what we've done
Will we be proud or ashamed of what we've become
Will we realize we all share one fate
Is this another Life's Lesson, too late

Will we look back and see what we've done

Ohhh, ohhh

Will we realize we all share one fate

Ohhhh Life's Lessons

Ohhh,ohhh,ohhh, yeah Life's Lessons

Ohhhhh - Life's Lessons

Will we look back and see what we've done (back up singers)

Will we realize we all share one fate (back up singers)

Well it took so long for me to realize,
That my destiny was right before my eyes,
If it were up to me to travel through this life,
I'd find an open space for me to live out all my dreams,

CHORUS
I'm such a lucky man, I try to be a stronger man,
I shed a tear or two but that don't make me a weaker man,
It's made me a better man,
I've given all I can,
To a world that sometimes thinks that I'm a lesser man

I remember all the things that I've been through,
Gave myself to all those people I once knew,
I'm such a lucky man

I'd like to thank you for all the times that you have been with me,
I hope it meant as much to you to share these memories,
Theres a guiding light that always seems to shine,
If I did it all again,
I'd be happy to the end,

Im a lucky man,
I try to be a stronger man,
I shed a tear or two but that don't make me a weaker man,
It's made me a better man,
I've given all I can,
To a world that sometimes thinks that I'm a lesser man

I remember all the things that I've been through,
Gave myself to all those people I once knew,
I'm such a lucky man

Im a lucky man,
I try to be a stronger man,
I shed a tear or two but that don't make me a weaker man,
It's made me a better man,
I've given all I can,
To a world that sometimes thinks that I'm a lesser man
I'm a lucky man

Mmmmmmmm

I'm a lucky man

Whoa, such a lucky man

We just landed
We just touched down
It just hit home yeah that a good man's gone
Hey cat in the hat
We're all gunna miss you
And all of your practical jokes yeah
And takin three steps with you

(Chorus)
We never say goodbye we always say so long
You had nine lives I can't believe their all gone
Mad hatters movin' on yeah he's movin on

Well I will see you again one way or another
And now that your there yeah say "Hello" to our brothers

(Chorus)

The cat in the hat is gone

oooooooo

Travelin' man the spirits never gone
It lives on and on and on and on

Mad hatter mmmmmmmmmmm

ooooooooo

So how 'bout our tribute
And light up a match
And tell all your brothers and sisters about the cat in the hat
He had nine lives I cant believe there all gone
I know the mad hatter he's movin on
Mad hatters movin on
Oooooohhh he's gone
Travelin' on travel on
Ooooooooo
Oooooo
Mad haters movin on see ya later

OOOOHHHHH Yeah

WOOO

well sometimes I lose my direction
and sometimes I jump off track, aaah

But when I hideout baby
I can always get it back

I need to feel the cool breeze in my face
The rumble of the engine between my legs
Hey little sister you can color me gone

So if I want to stay out all nite long
You can't stop me from runnin wild
yeah
Don't you worry how long I'm gone
I'll come back every once in awhile

(CHORUS)
I pick'em up and lay'em on down
I never like my feet to ever hit the ground
Don't miss me when I'm gone
Cuz' I'll be around
I'm a free spirit baby
Pick me up and lay me on down

Thats right........WOO

Well I know that I got me a good life
Jim Beam and woman they treat me right
I make my own rules, like it or not

Now don't miss understand me baby
I'll give in every once in awhile
Yeah well it's tough love
I'll leave you with a smile

So if I want to stay out all nite long
You can't stop me from runnin wild
yeah
Don't you worry how long I'm gone
I'll come back every once in awhile

(CHORUS)
I pick'em up and lay'em on down
I never like my feet to ever hit the ground
Don't miss me when I'm gone
Cuz' I'll be around
I'm a free spirit baby
Pick me up and lay me on down

OOOOH

I've been here I've been there
I've been every where
I wouldn't tell you no lies
And just like me your a wild one
Won't you take me runnin around

(CHORUS)
I pick'em up and lay'em on down
I never like my feet to ever hit the ground
Don't miss me when I'm gone
Cuz' I'll be around
I'm a free spirit baby
Pick me up and lay me on down

Yeah I'm a free spirit baby
pick me up and lay me on down

Ya gotta lay me on down, yes you do
I'm a free spirit
I know ya are Johnny

Oh thats what I do
WOOO.....