I was walkin' down the street In the town where I was born I was movin' to a beat That I'd never felt before So I opened up my eyes And I took a
Yeah! When I pulled out of Basra, they all wished me luck Just like they always did before With a bulletproof screen on the hood of my truck And a Bradley
I just want your sleeve Steve Earle, Steve Earle please write a song for me Well, I heard he loves each one the same As much as Ireland loves the rain Steve
About the time that Daddy left to fight the big war I saw my first pistol in the general store In the general store when I was thirteen Thought it was
Hey pretty baby are you ready for me? Yeah, it's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio
I was born my papa's son A wanderin' eye and a smokin' gun Now some of you would live through me Then lock me up and throw away the key Or just find a
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust Ashes to ashes, dust to dust A long time ago before the ice and the snow Giants walked this land each step they took The
What if I told you it was done with mirrors What if I showed you it was all a lie Better be careful, someone might hear you The walls have ears and the
I used to listen to the radio I don't guess they're listenin' to me no more And they talk too much but that's okay I don't understand a single word they
Look at ya Yeah, take a look in the mirror now tell me what you see Another satisfied customer in the front of the line for the American dream I remember
(Steve Earle) (instrumental)
It's the same old tune,fiddle and guitar Where do we take it from here Rhinestone suits and new shiney cars We've been the same way for years We need
I been watchin' you watchin' me I could feel your eyes from way across the room But now that I'm holdin' you close I can see Ain't no way I'm gonna get
Take your red dress, leave the hanger Lose the sadness, use the anger You might need it 'fore you get there Oh, Amanda You don't have to say goodbye
I'm just an American boy raised on MTV And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads But none of 'em looked like me So I started lookin' around for
In Fort Worth all the neon's burnin' bright Pretty lights red and blue But they'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight And say a prayer or two if they
Huh! Oh Condi, Condi, beggin' on my knees Open up your heart and let me in, won't you please? Got no money but everybody knows I love you Condi and I
Come and gather 'round me people And a tale to you I'll tell Of my father and his father In the days before the spill With an endless sky above 'em And
