Fightin' For My Life Lyrics

(Joe Ely) Drivin' to the Poorhouse in a Limosine Livin' on soda-pop and nicotine Brushin' off the glitter from a 2nd-Hand suit. Lookin' for a Marks-A-Lot to polish my boots. That...Read Full Lyrics

(Dave Alvin) Every night about this time She's waiting for a man It could be me or it could be you Who'll touch her with their hands Someone left her long ago She never found out...Read Full Lyrics

I keep my fingernails long So they Click when I play the piano I keep my fingernails long So they Click when I play the piano I'm gonna keep 'em that way Till the Swallows get back...Read Full Lyrics

For your love I'd rope the moon Put it in a blender Mix up a concoction bound to make you surrender I'd bite the brand off a buckin' Brahma Bull I'd rob me a gin mill Then I'd fill...Read Full Lyrics

You got drunk last night, you swear you saw the devil But don't you know firewater seeks its own level Life is a cyclone, death is but a breeze Will you die on your feet or wi...Read Full Lyrics

Carlos Saragosa left his home in Casas Grandes when the moon was full He had no money in his pocket, just a locket of his sister framed in Gold He headed for el Sueco, stole a roos...Read Full Lyrics

Now I lay me down to sleep Leave the day behind Pray the lord my soul to keep I hope he cain't read my mind Mother, mother, comfort me Say everything is all right Flames of h...Read Full Lyrics

Hello, my babe. I'm back to stay You're sure wearing fine pretty things. But where is your ring, your ring and chain I gave you last summer in the fallin' rain? "Your ring," she s...Read Full Lyrics

My great great Grandfather Prospected for gold In the wilds of Alaska In the Yukon cold My great Grandfather Fought the Civil War On the side of the South In the Infantry Corps M...Read Full Lyrics

Verse 1: Leaving California She is on my mind I left her back in Travis County Crying to a clothesline Steel guitar on the radio, Cuttin' slow and mean I brought home the bottle S...Read Full Lyrics