Cottonseed

[Music] [Applause] I came to tell my story to all these young and eager my hands look in their unspool faces in the curious bright eyes [Music] stories of corruption crime and killing yes it's true [Music] Breeden fixed elections guns and drugs and whores and boots [Music] it's been a while since I put on a suit of my own clothes and even longer since I cast my shadow on a church house door [Music] let's say every sin is deadly but I believe we may be wrong I'm guilty of all seven I don't feel too bad at all and I used to have a wad of hundred dollar bills in the back pocket of my suit I had a 45 underneath my coat and another one in my boot [Music] drove a big old Cadillac bought a new one at a time I please and put more lawmen in the ground than Alabama put cotton si [Music] I spent a few years on vacation sanctioned by the state I mentioned but see a man like me don't do no time too hard to come back from the meanest of the mean you see you like a way in toss to eat there just loudmouth pasta me ups great Manor off my shoe [Music] somewhere I stay in there's a hole that holds a joke the last one that I took myself and I must admit I was [Music] sad to lay him in it but I did the best I could [Music] once his honor grows a conscience and folks at there just ain't no good [Music] and there's a pretty girl out there said daddy used to cool the night all I need from you is to come and be here by my side say what you gotta say this shut the Bible in the mouth if there was a tie the news they'd have to lay the Bible's down [Music] [Music] I ain't here to save no souls and even if I could [Music] I could never save enough to put back half the ones I took [Music] so if they rest in torment you can't see it's cause of me they're long been bought and paid for life that fools in Tennessee now used to have a wad $100 bills in the back pocket of my suit a 45 underneath my clue and another one in my booth I drove a big old Cadillac bought a new one anytime I please and I'm more loving in the ground than alabama put cotton see and there's a pretty girl out there said daddy you stay cool tonight all I need from you is to come home be here by my side say what you gotta say the shuttered Bibles in their mouths if there was to tell news they'd have to lay their Bibles to hell [Music] you

Channel: Drive-By Truckers - Topic

Views: 22,634

Rating: 4.5387526 out of 5

Keywords: Drive By Truckers, The Dirty South, Cottonseed

Id: 9TxTl7L38VU

Length: 6min 24sec (384 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 03 2019