Shuffling through the rain
I start to feel that pain
That pain that there's something inside a me
But someone's telling me its different
A pain who's face says they've got nothing to gain

Sister Mary can you sell my misery?
Had enough of it, how about Ol' Brother lee?
I ain't stuck Mary, no I ain't whining
I got myself a brand new creed
And it isn't the speed
It's this brand new thing I found on my own
So listen close cause' this bus is leaving
And I don't want to hear you grieving

Brown toed boots battered down to the sole
Saw this morning my only bowls got a hole
My bedroom window is broken so the wind blows in
And my only girl Melinda has turned cold
And sold my best shirt and run off with my friend Bert
Now all I ask if for a little love now and again
A lake where I can walk and maybe take a dip to swim
I'd like to find a girl where we all we'd do is laugh
Run from the law and avoid every kind of tax

But luck was never my strong suit
Every cleaner seemed to mess it up
No courage was never a trumpet I could toot
Found a beautiful woman turned out she was flute
And when she came around town dressed in a gown
I cleaned up my act fast n' dusted off my old crown
She smiled like a woman but acted like a sun flare
Now I know what life is like when you breathe in n' dare to dare

People around me don't know my name
And I'm still feeling about the same
I see her chestnut hair every now and again
Her milk drop eyes and her neck like a cranes

Fitting into places and people was never my way
When people would asked why I wouldn't know what to say
Skies open up and rain starts to heavily fall
These wicked ways in the end will be my only pay

All my credit is gone and used up
And I lost the leash to my only pup
Each hour that clicks passes right by me
Time moves on as I still lean on a splinterin' crutch

She said she'd be back in a minute or three
Everything round' here you can't get for free
All the presents are wrapped up
But the bows cost you an extra dollar fee