Waiting Around to Die

Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me
 Sometimes I don't even know the reason why
 But I guess I'll keep a-gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin'
 But it's easier than just a-waitin' around to die
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 Oh one time, friends, I had a ma, even had a pa
 Well, he beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried
 She told him to take care of me, headed down to Tennessee
 Well, it's easier than just a-waitin' around to die
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 I came age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar
 Oh, she cleaned me out and hit it on the sly
 Well, I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train
 Seemed easier than just a-waitin' around to die
 Had a friend, said he knew where some easy money was
 We robbed a man, and brother did we fly
 But the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee
 And it's two long years a-waitin' around to die
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 Oh, but now I'm out of prison
 I got me a friend at last
 He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie
 Oh, his name's codeine
 He's the nicest thing I've seen
 Well, together we're gonna wait around and die
 Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die