The Ballad Of Rex Close Lyrics - Singles - Joe Evans

Hes a restless soul. 

Hes made a mess of himself again. 

Hes got bugs in his brain 

and bourbon drippin off his chin 

No matter what you say 

there just aint no tellin him. 

And hes bound to the road though 

it aint his only friend. 

Yeah, he lives in his head 

and he sleeps where he lands. 

Oh, and dont look now man, 

but there he goes again. 

Yeah, so its off to the races, 

catch him if you can. 

Hes got a hundred faces and 

a lightening bolt in his hand. 

Yeah, hes a live wire and a 

free-wheelin one man band. 

Hes gonna play all night. 

Hes gonna lift em right off of their feet. 

Hes gonna shake the ground 

until the stripes jump off the street. 

Yeah, hes a rodeo clown and 

walkin catastrophe. 

So much larger than life 

and he dont know what he should be. 

Yeah, you know friends, no matter what you 

hear, it dont always own up to what you see. 

And that boy has got his eye on the prize 

and a head full of wild ideas. 

Folks are always sayin, 

Lord, that livin is going to do him in. 

But he dont pay em no mind, 

cause none of them can live his life but him. 

No he dont pay em no mind. 

cause none of them walked a mile in his skin 

Yeah, you know, no matter what you think 

everyone lives their life on the mend. 

Yeah I like that one