If Today Doesn't Do Me In

In a heavy rain, standin' off an old county road
 'Side a high rollin' river so swift
 There was a hitchhikin' stranger
 Quite pale from the cold
 On a cane, tryin' to thumb down a lift
 Well, I pulled up beside him
 And let my window on down
 To the rain and the bone-chillin' wind
 Said "You look awful worn in this late-winter storm
 Which way are you headed, my friend?"
 "Right up to the spotlight
 Drinkin' all that Coke and gin
 And I'll be suit-wearin' man
 With gold in my hand
 If today doesn't do me in"
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 Behind a gas station counter
 Movin' crates full of things
 That looked far too heavy for her
 There stood a girl with a frown
 Said, "Let me just set these down
 And I'll be right with you, sir"
 I said, "No hurry here
 Take all the time that you want"
 She said, "A little time, and you just wait and see
 Oh, I'll be without a care when I finally get there"
 I said, "Miss, tell me where might that be"
 "Right up to the spotlight
 Drinkin' all that Coke and gin
 And I'll be a dress-wearin' girl
 With the heels and the pearls
 If today doesn't do me in
 If today doesn't do me in"
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 Well, I got a head-full this mornin'
 Cuttin' out through the fog
 You know, I can't help but wonder what's left
 From every road that dead-ends
 To those old bitter men
 Passin' time on the old courthouse steps
 And there's a feelin' you get
 Not far from despair
 That sometimes sets in on your mind
 But if it's all that you've got
 You still set the clock
 And get up with a reason to climb
 Right up to the spotlight
 Drinkin' all that coke and gin
 And I'll leave these shadows behind
 For a new peace of mind
 If today doesn't do me in
 If today doesn't do me in