I Ain't Living Long Like This
Outlaw's Lament: Life on the Edge with Gary Stewart
Lyrics
I look for trouble and I found it son
I actively seek trouble and have found it, my son.
Straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun
Facing the direct threat of a lawman's firearm.
I tried to run but I don't think I can
Attempted to flee, but doubt my ability to escape.
You make one move and you're a dead man friend
A single wrong move could result in my death, my friend.
Ain't living long like this
Life expectancy is short under these circumstances.
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
It's impossible to live under these conditions, isn't it, baby?
He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back
Handcuffed from behind, left in a disoriented state.
And left me reeling on a steel reel rack
Left staggering on a steel reel rack.
They got'em all in the jailhouse baby
Many others share the same fate in jail, baby.
Ain't living long like this
Survival is unlikely under these circumstances.
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
Living is impossible under these conditions, isn't it, baby?
Grew up in Houston off the wayside drives
Raised in Houston, near the less privileged areas.
Son of a carhop and some all night dives
Son of a carhop and frequent visitor of all-night dives.
Dad drove a stock car to an early death
Father met an untimely death in a stock car.
All I remember was a drunk man's breath
Recollection is clouded by the smell of a drunken man's breath.
Ain't living long like this
Life expectancy is short under these circumstances.
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
Living is impossible under these conditions, isn't it, baby?
You know the story how the wheel goes 'round
The cyclical nature of life's challenges.
Don't let them take you to the man down town
Advising against being taken to authorities downtown.
Can't sleep at all in a jailhouse baby
Sleeping is difficult within the confines of a jailhouse.
Ain't living long like this
Life expectancy is short under these circumstances.
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
Living is impossible under these conditions, isn't it, baby?
I live with Angel she's a roadhouse queen
Co-habiting with Angel, a queen of the roadhouse.
Makes Texas Ruby look like Sandra Dee
Angel's bold persona makes Texas Ruby seem demure.
I want to love her but I don't know how
Desire to love Angel, but uncertainty clouds my actions.
I'm at the bottom in the jailhouse now
Current status is at the lowest point within the jailhouse.
Ain't living long like this
Life expectancy is short under these circumstances.
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
Living is impossible under these conditions, isn't it, baby?
You know the story about the jailhouse rock
Referencing the well-known tale of the jailhouse rock.
Go on and do it but just don't get caught
Suggesting taking risks but cautioning against getting caught.
They got'em all in the jailhouse baby
Many end up in the jailhouse due to their actions, baby.
Ain't living long like this
Life expectancy is short under these circumstances.
Can't live at all like this, can I baby?
Living is impossible under these conditions, isn't it, baby?
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