Story Behind The Song
The dangers of life on the road.
Song Description
Based on a true story. The sad tale of a former guitarist with the group who let his addiction to alcohol destroy his musical career. Good news is that he is now sober, but no longer part of the music scene.
| Song Length |
3:47 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Rock - Roots/Rock n' Roll |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Gloomy |
Subject |
Alchohol, Beer, Wine, Regret |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I'm Gigging in a bar
Playing my guitar
Drinking whiskey that the fans want to buy
After set number four
It's goodbye and out the door
and man I'm way past high
Unmarked cop car
two miles from the bar
Just waiting for a drunk to drive by.
He pulls over his car
Flashes his star
Tells me to get out and walk straight
I'm doing alright
Till I stagger to the right
And then I'm not doing so great
"Put your hands behind your back"
I make a wise crack
The cop says "Don't procrastinate!"
Looking back upon it
I was playing with a loaded gun
Looking back upon it
That was no way to have fun
Looking back upon it
I'm so sorry for what I've done
Looking back upon it
I'm just glad I didn't kill any one.
Beer and whiskey
Always made me feel frisky
Specially when combining the two
Wine and wimmin'
Drinkin' and sinnin'
It's was all one big hullabaloo
But now I'm doing time
For my drunk driving crime
And paying off a big fine too.
Drinking and driving
Barely surviving
I guess I'm lucky that I'm still alive
Mumbling and fumbling
Stumbling and tumbling
I'm sick of all of that jive
But with good behavior
Freedom I will savor
In the spring of two-thousand twenty-five.
Can't Wait!