Waiting Around to Die

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'll keep a-gamblin', lots of booze and lots of ramblin' But it's easier than just a-waitin' around to die Oh one time, friends, I had a ma, 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 I came age and I found a girl in a Tuscaloosa bar Oh, she cleaned me out and hit it on the sly Well, I tried to kill the pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train Seemed easier than just a-waitin' around to die Had a friend, said he knew where some easy money was We robbed a man, and brother did we fly But the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee And it's two long years a-waitin' around to die Oh, but now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie Oh, his name's codeine He's the nicest thing I've seen Well, together we're gonna wait around and die Yeah, together we're gonna wait around and die