The Man In The Bed Lyrics - Dave Alvin

The man in the bed isn't me 

Now I slipped out the door and I'm runnin' free 

Young and wild like I'll always be 

But the man in the bed isn't me 

And these tremblin' hands, they're not mine 

Now my hands are strong and steady all the time 

They can swing a sledge hammer or soothe a baby that's cryin' 

These trembling hands, they're not mine 

Now the nurse over there doesn't know 

That I ain't some helpless old so-and-so 

I could have broken her heart not that long ago 

Now the nurse over there doesn't know 

That the man in the bed isn't me 

'Cause I slipped out the door and I'm runnin' free 

Young and wild like I'll always be 

The man in the bed isn't me 

I'm the man I've always been 

I'm the kid who rode the rails through the Great Depression 

I fought in the big war and marched for the Union 

I'm the man I've always been 

So don't believe what the doctors say 

They're just makin' things up so they can get paid 

Yeah, and it ain't me they're talkin' about anyway 

So don't believe what the doctors say 

'Cause the man in the bed isn't me 

Well I slipped out the door and I'm finally free 

Young and wild like I'll always be 

No the man in the bed isn't me 

No the man in the bed isn't me 

No the man in the bed isn't me