My daddy left home when I was three, And he didn't leave much to Ma and me... Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now, I don't blame him
Handsome guys get girls that are pretty Other guys make it cause they're clever and witty But the only love I ever got I got out of pity cause I'm the
She's a liberated lady and she's looking out for herself And she don't need your protection and she does not want your help And if you're lookin' for
Now if I can't be your hotdog lemme be your little weiner Baby if I can't be your regular man lemme be your in betweener And if I can't be your human
Ko-we-ha Gemini Jim taw Scorpio Salo Taw sejno-nej-o-to-kono o-ha-na-shi-te-saw There was Gemini Jim and Scorpio Sal they was livin' by the Golden Gate
There's gonna be a Freaker's Ball yes yes tonight at the Freaker's Hall Ha ha yeah and you know that you're invited one and all C'mon babies grease your
Oh the changing of the seasons it's a pretty thing to see And though I find this balmy weather pleasin' There's the wind come from tomorrow and I hear
Well it wasn't too very long ago you know some folks walked with a hi-dee-ho And other folks walked around kind of low Sayin' Yowzah and Sho nuff and
You may be lookin' for me but I ain't lookin' for you I'm still lookin' for myself and I ain't got time to look for nobody else When I found who I am
Hey dragged up my holly and I pull it to a town for the bigtime Hey rig down the road I tore 'em down I'm a bigtime I wheeled right in them swinging doors
The Moon she is a pretty girl who lives up in the stars And that old cloud he's a great old man who loves her from afar He loves her from afar When Lady
(Hey the truth might hurt so I'm tellin' you now that you better not ask me) Hey you better not ask me where I been all night Why my eyes are shinin'
Well I've been spendin' my life lookin' for a shoulder To rest my head when the nights get colder But the days are gettin' longer and I'm gettin' older
He'll be comin' down the road at the break of day His head thrown back and his guns tied low He's comin' after Jinny wants to take her away but I ain'
In the Grandville greyhound station in the lightly drizzlin' rain Sittin' on my suitcase goin' quietly insane all about you babe all about you All about
Here's the half-finished painting of a girl that I started last December Here's the first three pages of my novel bout I don't really remember Here's
Yes my dear I must admit that one time I might did (And if you grow wiser for me experience) Yes my dear I grew wiser in many ways and the thing I learned
Unwind my mind oh baby drain my brain Unscrew my head take a part of my heart Scrape away the pain and start all over again I tell you baby I don't understand