a tale or two to tell you But the booze just makes me slow Oh I could rack my brain remembering But I guess maybe I'll just go
There's a method to my madness There's a secret to this town How there's a reason why I'm still livin' here Though I can't think of it right now
I made a promise when I left for the coast Twenty long years ago I made a life out of chasin' a ghost Twenty years takes its toll, oh
I got along for a while I guess But it took everything I had I got to find a way out of this mess I'm in trouble and it sure looks bad
I have a thought or two to share with you But the dope tends to cloud my mind I now destroyed my health searching for myself But there ain't nothing there to find
There's a debt or two I owe you But the gambling left me poor I put up my name in the sacred game And forgot what I was playing for
I made a promise when I left for the coast Twenty long years ago I made a life out of chasin' a ghost Twenty years takes its toll, oh
I got along for a while I guess But it took everything I had I got to find a way out of this mess I'm in trouble and it sure looks bad
I got to find a way out of this mess I'm in trouble and it sure looks bad
I got to find a way out of this mess I went lookin' and it drove me mad
I got to find a way out of this mess I'm in trouble and it sure looks bad
I got to find a way out of this mess I ain't never seen you look so sad, yeah
I got to find a way out of this mess I got to find a way out of this mess