Waiting Around To Die

Intro
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Sometimes I dont know where this dirty road is taking me 
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Sometimes I don't even know the reason why 
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But I guess I keep a-gamblin 
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Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' 
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Well, it's easier than just a-waitin round to die 



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One time ago I had a ma 
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I even had a pa 
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He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried 
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Told him to take care of me 
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He headed down to Tennessee 
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Well, its easier than just a-waitin' round to die 


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Well, I came of age and found me a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar 
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She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly 
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I tried to hide the pain 
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I bought some wine and hopped a train 
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Well, it's easier than just a-waitin 'round to die 



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Now a friend of mine said he knew where some easy money was 
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We robbed a man and brother did we fly 
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The sheriff caught me and brought me back to Muskogee 
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Two long years a-waitin' round to die 


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Well now Im out of jail and I got me a friend at last 
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He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie 
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His names codeine he's the nicest friend Ive seen 
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Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die 


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Outro
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Yeah, together were gonna wait around and die