Waitin' Around To Die - Original-Townes Van Zandt

[ti:Waitin' Around To Die - Original] [ar:Townes Van Zandt] [al:Townes Van Zandt] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Waitin' Around To Die - Original - Townes Van Zandt [00:10.53]Sometimes I don't know where this dirty road is taking me [00:15.78]Sometimes I can't even see the reason why [00:20.59]I guess I keep on gamblin' lots of booze and lots of ramblin' [00:27.57]It's easier than just a waitin' 'round to die [00:35.01]One time friends I had a ma I even had a pa [00:40.67]He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried [00:45.15]She told him to take care of me she headed down to Tennessee [00:51.79]It's easier than just a waitin' 'round to die [00:59.54]I came of age and found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar [01:05.59]She cleaned me out and hit it on the sly [01:10.16]I tried to kill the pain I bought some wine and hopped a train [01:17.29]Seemed easier than just a waitin' 'round to die [01:24.34]A friend said he knew where some easy money was [01:30.28]We robbed a man and brother did we fly [01:34.92]The posse caught up with me drug me back to Muskogee [01:41.92]It's two long years just a waitin' 'round to die [01:48.92]Now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last [01:54.73]He don't steal or cheat or drink or lie [01:58.82]His name's Codeine he's the nicest thing I've seen [02:05.95]Together we're gonna wait around and die