I worked the rigs from three 'til midnight On the Corpus Christi Bay I'd get off and drink 'til daylight Sleep the morning away I had a plan to take
I come from not far from here A long time ago Spent years on that mountain Before they even built this town below I had a place on the ridge With a view
Now I ain't about to tell you who told me But somebody seen you around Marching up and down the street to the beat Of just about any old drummer in town
Dock Ellis didn't think he was pitching that day Back in 1970 When he and his wife took a trip to the ballpark A little bit differently So by the time
Don't tempt me, baby I got a good thing going at home Too much to lose if I don't leave it alone But don't tempt me, baby You got my heart locked out
There was a time when I was handsome There was a time when I had money to burn There was a time when where I landed Was the least of my, was the least
May some good fortune come to you May some good fortune come to you She's always thinking up something when I'm feeling down She knows just what to say
I found a four leaf clover in my yard today It had one leaf missing off it but that was okay Looking it over I could easily see Four is only really just
I'm the one who killed Slick Willie I'm here to turn myself in I'm the one and I don't feel guilty If I could then I would do it again He was a friend
A man once said that the pinnacle of success Was when you finally lost interest In money, compliments and publicity A noble enough idea I suppose How
There's only two kinds of people far as I can tell The terminally ill and the worried well Every time I've tried to climb out of this wishing well I've
I keep a picture in my wallet of you Ring on my finger, tattoo, too I tell you, baby, what I wanna do Bring 'em home, bring 'em home, bring 'em home
