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Truckload of Blame

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I drove a Lonestar SkyRise
From Boston to Portland
Stopped at this dive –
I had to sort things out

Bartender said I had to finish my drink
I didn’t wanna leave
I needed time to think
But it’s no use now
Things will never be the same
So, I’m travelling the country
With a truckload of blame
I’ll drive from coast to coast
Hauling this truckload of blame

I may be sorry for this
I may be sorry for that
Trouble is – that ain’t where it’s at
I’m a sinner, like everybody else
But I’m crying to myself in my sleep
An’ it’s my own damn fault

I left her – one dreary day
Couple of kids, one on the way
I got no excuse
I’m a bounder and a fool
Was a cruel mistake I made
I’ve got a truckload of blame
I’ll drive from coast to coast
Hauling this truckload of blame

Eighteen wheels – Portland to Boston
No one knows I’m transporting my shame
So, I’m travelling the country
With a truckload of blame
I’ll drive from coast to coast
Hauling this truckload of blame

Gray Lace Gown

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Out of school
When just sixteen
Outlaw child
Drama queen
Tossed by the angels
Dressed in black
Like an out of town thug
They don’t want back
Mad Maddie
Devil in a gray lace gown

Big plans
When just a kid
Grew up doing
What her daddy did
She don’t play favorites
She won’t back down
Mad Maddie
Devil in a gray lace gown

Charmed her way
To the mountaintop
Knocking of rivals
Paying off cops
Numbers and rackets
And bootleg gin
Painting the town an’
Living in sin
Mad Maddie
Devil in a gray lace gown

Had big plans
When just a kid
Grew up doing
What her daddy did
She won’t play favorites
She won’t back down
Mad Maddie
Devil in a gray lace gown

Big, big plans
But just a kid
Grew up doing
What the ol’ man did
Don’t play favorites
Won’t back down
Mad Maddie
Devil in a gray lace gown

I had an Angel

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When I was a young man
I had me an angel
But I was a young man
With a long way to go
Packed up my caboodle
In search of adventure
Less honest than truthful
Left my angel behind

I married some women
I had me some children
I made me a living
Compressed and confined
But when I was a young man
I had me an angel
But I was a young man
Such a long time ago

I built me a castle
I lined it with silver
Readied for battle
But no one arrived
But when I was a young man
I had me an angel
But I was a young man
Things that I didn’t know

So now I’m an old man
And I’m all alone now
No longer a young man
Left my angel behind
But when I was a young man
I had me an angel
I was a young man
Such a long time ago

Bootleg Bawl Retreat

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My Betty Lou was sleepin’ when I knocked upon her door
She let me in still rubbin’ on her eyes
I said, no need to make the coffee, just rustle on some clothes
An’ come with me, we’re goin’ for a ride

Breezin’ down the highway
In my open Wrangler Jeep
Bouncin’ through the backwoods
We can barely keep our seats
We burst into an open field
Our destination now revealed it’s
Bluegrass Bobby’s Bootleg Bawl Retreat

Sammy he was sittin’ in his fav’rite easy chair
Peaceful relaxation in the air
I said, put yer boots on, son, we’re gonna have some fun
Come with me, we’re goin’ for a ride

Breezin’ down the highway
In my open Wrangler Jeep
Bouncin’ through the backwoods
We can barely keep our seats
We burst into an open field
Our destination now revealed
Bluegrass Bobby’s Bootleg Bawl Retreat

Elvira and her sisters, they were headed off to church
I caught ‘em as they pulled into the drive
I said, my ladies, look at you!
You look much too nice to go inside
Come with me, we’re goin’ for a ride

Breezin’ down the highway
In my open Wrangler Jeep
Bouncin’ through the backwoods
We can barely keep our seats
We burst into an open field
Our destination now revealed
Bluegrass Bobby’s Bootleg Bawl Retreat