I got drafted at 19. Me and a bunch of boys from home. January '43, drove out to Pine Bluff and signed on. Went to basic south of Birmingham. Put me on west coast bound train.
Little Mara Lee always sings so sweet. On the banks of the river running through downtown. A show tonight with sweet sweet sounds. Crossed to Tennessee.
the family's been here for. the last hundred years. and it's all that he's ever known. life in the cotton fields. swamps and the rolling hills. always called Arkansas home.
Well I tried but I can't run no more. Tell Katie it's her that I adore. And as long as I love her best. I'm that much further west. . And since she's been gone.
Lucero - Tell Me What It Takes. . Cold, cold heart of mine. Just let it all die. Started again the next day. So easy and so far away. More than betrayal and pain.
In my hands, I hold the ashes. In my veins, black pitch runs. In my chest, a fire catches. In my way, the setting sun. Dark clouds gather 'round me. Due northwest, the soul is bound.
I rode myself into the ground. But hell, it's almost over now. I don't see nothing but the light. Darkness filled my days. The rising sun has shown the way.
I done some preachin' back in Texas before the war. Now I hunt heathens 'cause it pays better than the Lord. I ride with Demons, The Devil at my side.
Your mother died night you were born her name you never knew. Look away. Look away. Nothing to loose. . left east tenneessee at fourteen. Wonderd to the west.