Expecting Rain

Honey bees are buzzin’
Leaves begin to stir

Outside in the distance a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching, the wind began to howl

Ten thousand men digging for silver and gold
Ten thousand men digging for silver and gold
All clean shaven, all coming in from the cold

Come in, she said, I'll give ya shelter from the storm

Somewheres in this universe there’s a place that you can call home.

My parents raised me tenderly
I was their only son
My mind got mixed with ramblin’
When I was all so young
And I left my home the first time
When I was twelve and one
I’m a long time a-comin’, Maw
An’ I’ll be a long time gone

How many a year has passed and gone
And many a gamble has been lost and won
And many a road taken by many a friend
And each one I’ve never seen again

And they never, ever explain.
Poor boy—never say die
Things will be all right by[hyphen]and[hyphen]by.

So when you see your neighbor carryin’ somethin’
Help him with his load
And don’t go mistaking Paradise
For that home across the road.

- then this cop comes down the street
Crazy as a loon
He throw us all in jail
- For carryin’ harpoons ..

And here I sit here so patiently
Waiting to find out what price
You have to pay to get out of
Going through all these things twice.

Some things last longer than you think they will...

i think what i need might be
- a full-length leather coat ..

He’s dressed up like a squire
Bootlegged whiskey in his hand

We ain't paid no whiskey tax since 1792 ..

It's against the law
Pick a card before you go
It's a long trip to Mexico.

We'll drink tequila where our grandfathers stayed

Now, pull that drummer out from behind that bottle
Bring me my pipe, we’re gonna shake it

To be alone with you
Just you and me
Now won’t you tell me true
Ain’t that the way it oughta be?

It's very nice to stay a week or two,
And maybe fall in love just me and you.

All right, I’ll take a chance, I will fall in love with you
If I’m a fool you can have the night, you can have the morning too

I'm one too many mornings
And a thousand miles behind.

Just don’t know what to do
I’d give anything to be with you

Only one thing I did wrong
Stayed in Mississippi a day too long

I still might strike it lucky on a highway goin’ west