Well, I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I'll start to spend my money, callin' everybody, honey And wind up singin' the blues I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck Brother I can name you a few Well, I have gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober There's a lot of good people in town That'd like to hear me holler, see me spend my dollars And I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down There's a lot of doctors that tell me That I'd better start slowing it down But there's more old drunks than there are old doctors So I guess we better have another round Now I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I'll start to spend my money, callin' everybody, honey And wind up singin' the blues I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck Brother I can name you a few Well, I have gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know I just what I'm gonna do

Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I'll start to spend my money callin' everybody honey And wind up singin' the blues I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck And brother I can name you a few Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I gotta get drunk, I can't stay sober There's a lot of good people in town That'd like to see me holler, see me spend my dollar And I wouldn't think of lettin' 'em down There's a lot of doctors tell me That I'd better start slowing it down But there's more old drunks than there are old doctors So I guess we better have another round Well now I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I'll start to spend my money callin' everybody honey And wind up singin' the blues I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck And brother I can name you a few Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do Well now I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do I'll start to spend my money callin' everybody honey And wind up singin' the blues I'll spend my whole paycheck on some old wreck And brother I can name you a few Well I gotta get drunk and I sure do dread it 'Cause I know just what I'm gonna do

There is distance between us making me feel like I'm about to take a bus, plane, train or bike Just so I can have you right by my side Even if it's only for one night, oh I can't help it, I'm enamored by you I can't wait to explore Your touch, your kiss, where's the door? Gotta find a way to you, eh I gotta get to you I'm gonna get there right away I can't wait to see you again, yeah (I gotta get to you) When I see you, I'm not letting go Never gonna leave you again, no (I gotta get to you, you) Everything that's in the way Still nothing's gonna change Nothing's gonna keep me from you (I gotta get to you, you) Yeah, I gotta get to you (You, you) I gotta get to you I gotta get to you This is too much to handle and I can't breathe right Keep looking at my watch getting so uptight I just wanna get there looking in your eyes Even if it's only for a night, oh I can't imagine, what we're 'bout to feel Everything in my body tells me that this is real Your lips, your hands, almost there Gotta find a way to you, eh I gotta get to you I'm gonna get there right away I can't wait to see you again, yeah (I gotta get to you) When I see you, I'm not letting go Never gonna leave you again, no (I gotta get to you, you) Everything that's in the way Still nothing's gonna change Nothing's gonna keep me from you (I gotta get to you, you) Yeah, I gotta get to you (You, you) I gotta get to you I gotta get to you (You're all I want) And I can't wait to get to you (I, I, I, I) Oh, I can't wait (Gotta find a way to you) I gotta get to you (I gotta get to you) I'm gonna get there right away, eh And I can't wait to get to you (I gotta get to you) Oh, when you see me, I'm not letting go Never never, no (I gotta get to you, you) Everything that's in the way Still nothing's gonna change Nothing's gonna keep me from you (I gotta get to you, you) Gotta get to you, babe (You, you) Gotta get to you Ooh, oh, yeah, yeah (I gotta get to you) I'm gonna get there right away, eh And I can't wait to see you again (I gotta get to you) Ooh, I'm not letting go Eh, yeah, yeah (I gotta get to you, you) Everything that's in the way Still nothing's gonna change Nothing's gonna keep me from you (I gotta get to you, you) I gotta get to you (You, you) I gotta get to you Gotta get to you

Lyrics to Tennessee Stud Along about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would have got through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been a-ridin on the Tennessee stud I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa One of her brothers was a bad outlaw I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud And I rode away on the Tennessee stud The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud One day I was ridin' in the beautiful land And ran smack into an Indian band They jerked their knives with a whoop and a yell But I rode away like a bat out of hell Well I circled their camp for a time or two And showed what a Tennessee hoss could do And them redskin boys never got my blood 'Cause I was a-ridin' on the Tennessee stud The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud We drifted on down into no man's land We crossed the river called the Rio Grande I raced my hoss with the Spaniards bold Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold Me and a gambler we couldn't agree We got in a fight over Tennessee We jerked our guns, he fell with a thud And I got away on the Tennessee stud The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud Well, I got as lonesome as a man can be Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee The Tennessee stud's green eyes turned blue 'Cause he was a-dneamin' of a sweetheart too We loped on back across Arkansas I whipped her brother and I whipped her pa I found that girl with the golden hair And she was ridin' on a Tennessee mare The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud Stirrup to stirrup and side by side We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide We came to Big Muddy and we forded the flood On the Tennessee mare and the Tennessee stud Pretty little baby on the cabin floor Little hoss colt playin' 'round the door I love the girl with golden hair And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare The Tennessee stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood And there never was a hoss like the Tennessee stud

I got a feelin' called the blues, oh Lord Since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I'll do All I do is sit and sigh, oh Lord That last long day she said goodbye Oh Lord, I thought I would die She'll do me, she'll do you She's got that kinda lovin' Lord, I love to hear her When she calls me sweet daddy Such a beautiful dream I hate to think it's all over I've lost my heart it seems I've grown so used to you, somehow And I'm nobody's sugar daddy now And I'm lonesome I've got the lovesick blues I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful girl That's what's the matter with me I'm in love, I'm in love with a beautiful girl She don't care about me Lord, I've tried and I've tried To keep her satisfied But she just couldn't stay But now that she is leavin' This is all I can say I got a feelin' called the blues, oh Lord Since my baby said goodbye Lord, I don't know what I'll do All I do is sit and sigh, oh Lord That last long day she said goodbye Oh Lord, I thought I would die She'll do me, she'll do you She's got that kinda lovin' Lord, I love to hear her When she calls me sweet daddy Such a beautiful dream I hate to think it's all over I've lost my heart it seems I've grown so used to you, somehow And I'm nobody's sugar daddy now And I'm lonesome, I've got the lovesick blues I'm lonesome, I got the lovesick blues

I just can't keep going along Making believe that nothing's wrong It's wrong and it's always gonna be Nothing you did in anyway Nothing you say or didn't say It's not you, baby, it's me So keep on being long and tall Keep on talking with the same old drawl Keep on, baby, don't you trip and fall over me The petals on the daisy drop You love me then, you love me not You love me not, it's plain to see Who keeps the fire burning bright? The one who's losing sleep at night It ain't you, baby, it's me So keep the rose you never brought Keep the ring that you never bought It's all my fault, it's all my fantasy Oh, but I can't give you no more of myself Cause I'm looking out for somebody else It ain't you, baby, baby, it's me Oh, but I can't give you no more of myself Cause I'm looking out for somebody else It ain't you, baby, it's me

I'm drivin' this truck on a mountain road I got a hot rod rig and I'm flyin' low My eyes are filled with diesel smoke, hairpin turns ain't no joke Diesel smoke, dangerous curves I was out last night drinkin' beer with the guys Got an achin' head and blood shot eyes I ended up with a pretty little dame, I didn't even know her name Diesel smoke, dangerous curves If I'm gonna deliver this hot shot freight I gotta get goin' cause I'm runnin' late These mountain grades are mighty steep Gonna stay awake, can't get no sleep Diesel smoke, dangerous curves There's a cute little waitress at the bottom of the grades She's got the coffee already made I gotta keep my eyes upon the road I'm comin' down the hill with a heavy load Diesel smoke, dangerous curves Well I must have closed my eyes for a while Cause here I am and I'm runnin' wild I turn my brakes, strip my gears Gonna have to ride her down I fear Diesel smoke, dangerous curves I wish I'd left the women alone But it's too late I'm already gone I got myself into this fix All because I tried to mix Diesel smoke, dangerous curves Diesel smoke, dangerous curves

Well I sold the farm to take my woman Where she wanted to be We left our friends and all our kin Back there in Tennessee And I bought those one way tickets She had often begged me for And they took us to the streets of Baltimore Well her heart was filled with gladness When she saw those city lights She said the prettiest place on earth was Baltimore at night Well a man feels proud to give his woman What she's longing for And I kinda liked the streets of Baltimore Well I got myself a factory job I ran an old machine And I bought a little cottage In a neighborhood serene And every night when I came home With every muscle sore She'd drag me through the streets of Baltimore Well I tried my best to bring her back To what she used to be But I soon learned she loved those bright lights More than she loved me So I'm going back on that same train That brought me here before While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore While my baby walks the streets of Baltimore

I was runnin' thru the summer rain, Waiting for the evenin' train To kill that old familiar pain Weavin' thru my tangled brain When I tipped my bottle back and Smacked into a cop I didn't see That policeman said "Mister Cool, If you ain't drunk, then you're a fool" I said "If that's against the law, Then tell me why I never saw No man locked in this jail of yours Who wasn't just as low down poor as me?" And that was when someone turned out the lights Yes and I wound up in jail to spend the night And dream of all the wine and lonely girls In this best of all possible worlds Next mornin' I woke up feelin' like my head was really gone And like my thick old tongue was lickin' something sick and wrong I said "I'd sell my soul for something about as wet and cold as this old cell" That kindly jailer looked at me, all eaten up with sympathy Then poured himself another beer and came and whispered in my ear "If booze was just a dime a bottle boy, you couldn't even buy the smell" I said "I knew there was something I liked about this town" Oh but it takes more than that to bring me down 'Cause there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls In this best of all possible worlds Well they finally came and told me they was a gonna set me free And I'd be leavin' town if I knew what was good for me I said "It's nice to learn that everybody's so concerned about my health" But I won't be leavin' no more quicker than I can 'Cause I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand And I don't need this town of yours no more than I never needed nothin' else" 'Cause there's still a lot of drinks that I ain't drunk Yes and lots of pretty thoughts that I ain't thunk Oh yes there's still a lot of wine and lonely girls In this best of all possible worlds In this best of all possible worlds In this best of all possible worlds