Steve Earle

I had a melancholy malady Went to see the doctor and the doctor say Too bad, nothin' he could do He knew a man in Louisiana if I'm willin' to pay Laid my money on the barrelhead Man behind the bar began to shimmy and shake Can't lie, I reckoned I was

I remember holdin on to you All them long and lonely nights I put you through Somewhere in there I'm sure I made you cry But I can't remember if we said goodbye But I recall all of them nights down in Mexico One place I may never go in my life again

When you walk through the garden You gotta watch your back Well I beg your pardon Walk the straight and narrow track If you walk with Jesus He's gonna save your soul You gotta keep the devil Way down in the hole He's got the fire and the fury At his

Hey pretty baby are you ready for me It's your good rockin' daddy down from Tennessee I'm just out of Austin bound for San Antone With the radio blastin' and the bird dog on There's a speed trap up ahead in Selma Town But no local yokel gonna shut me

The first time I saw Carrie Brown She was so young and fair A voice like spring rain fallin' down and sunlight in her hair I'd never seen her face before so I asked all around Her daddy owns a grocery store and she lives in Bristol town Carrie darlin

Lonely are the free 'Cause there ain't that many of them They don't walk like you and me They just tumble in the breeze Lighter than a feather All together, separately That's how it's s'posed to be No matter where they wander From post to in between,

I was walking, walking down the Jericho Road And every mile that I traveled showed And I'm walking down the Jericho Road I just kept on walking, walking down the Jericho Road And the sun set red over fields of gold And I'm walking down the Jericho Ro

I work the graveyard shift - stay up all night long You'll wake up someday And find your good gal gone If you don't treat your baby right She'll come see me Some lonely night When the sun goes down And the moon is gone That's when I come around Don't