Townes Van Zandt - Waitin' Around To Die lyrics

Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I don't even know the reason why I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' Well it's easier than just waitin' around to die One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa He beat her with a belt once cause she cried She told him to take care of me Headed down to Tennessee It's easier than just waitin' around to die Well I came of age and I found a girl In a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly I tried to k** the pain, bought some wine And hopped a train Well it's easier than just waitin' around to die A friend said he knew Where some easy money was We robbed a man, and brother did we fly The posse caught up with me And drug me back to Muskogee Two long years waitin' around to die Now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last Well he don't drink or steal or cheat or lie Well his names Codine Hes the nicest thing I've seen Together were gonna wait around and die Together were gonna wait around and die