Waitin' Around To Die Lyrics - For The Sake Of The Song - Townes Van Zandt

Sometimes I don't know where 

This dirty road is taking me 

Sometimes I can't even see the reason why 

I guess I keep a-gamblin' 

Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' 

It's easier than just waitin' around to die 

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 

Headed down to Tennessee 

It's easier than just waitin' around to die 

I came of age and I found a girl 

In a Tuscaloosa bar 

She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly 

I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine 

And hopped a train 

Seemed easier than just waitin' around to die 

A friend said he knew 

Where some easy money was 

We robbed a man, and brother did we fly 

The posse caught up with me 

And drug me back to Muskogee 

It's two long years I've been waitin' around to die