Townes Van Zandt - Waiting 'Round To Die lyrics

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 keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' Well it's easier than just a-waitin' around to die One time, friends, I had a ma I 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 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 hide the pain, I 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 Well, now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last Well he don't drink or steal or cheat or lie His name's codeine He's the nicest thing I've seen Yah, together we're gonna wait around and die Yah together we're gonna wait around and die