Met her in a border town

We proceeded to get down

She turned me on

I dropped the telephone

Moonlight hits the Rio Grande

And the touch of her hand

It makes me high

Like the Fourth of July

The bad bandito came into town

But man I'm gonna hunt that gringo down

But these words keep ringin' in my ear

CHORUS

A little bit is better than nada

Sometime you want the whole enchilada

A little bit is better than nada

A little bit or nothing at all

Said Cancun was not her style

Turistas there they drove her wild

The border's the place

Put on a brand new face

Me and the boys are just in town

Shake 'em up roll 'em down

I guess it was fate

I hope I wasn't too late

Bad bad boys was on our trail

Federales threw us all in jail

But these words keep ringin' in my ear

CHORUS (X4 to fade)

Flat broke and busted, it just don't seem fair

The Man in Heaven, don't hear my prayer

And these dice are loaded, but I still can't win

Flat broke and busted, crapped out again

Maybe tomorrow, I'll see the light

And I'll know the difference, 'tween wrong and right

My ship is out there, but it can't come in

Flat broke and busted, crapped out again

And now I'm hanging on tight to the end of my rope

Somebody, call me a preacher, yeah well, let's call the Pope

Just the flip of a coin, the turn of the cards

I'll be back up on top, goddamn, gonna be living Large

My ship is out there, Lord, but it can't come in

Flat broke and busted, all crapped out again

Flat broke and busted, all crapped out, crapped out again

CHORUS

Put the Bottle on the Table

Let it Stay there Till I'm not Able

To See your Face in ev'ry Place that I Go

I've been Sitting here so Long

Just Remembering that you are Gone

Well, One More Drink of Wine

Then if you're Still on my Mind

One Drink, Just One More and then Another

I'll keep Drinking, it won't Matter

I'll just Remember that I Once had Her

I don't Know why I Sit and Cry ev'ry Day

I've been trying to forget, But I Havent Stopped it Yet

Well, One More Drink of Wine

Then if you're Still on my Mind

One Drink, Just One More and then Another

CHORUS

Put the Bottle on the Table

Let it Stay there Till I'm not Able

To See your Face in ev'ry Place that I Go

I've been Sitting here so Long

Just Remembering that you are Gone

Well, One More Drink of Wine

Then if you're Still on my Mind

One Drink, Just One More and then Another

Well my name's John Lee Pettimore

Same as my daddy and his daddy before

You hardly ever saw Grandaddy down here

He only came to town about twice a year

He'd buy a hundred pounds of yeast and some copper line

Everybody knew that he made moonshine

Now the revenue man wanted Grandaddy bad

He headed up the holler with everything he had

It's before my time but I've been told

He never came back from Copperhead Road

Now Daddy ran the whiskey in a big block Dodge

Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge

Johnson County Sheriff painted on the side

Just shot a coat of primer then he looked inside

Well him and my uncle tore that engine down

I still remember that rumblin' sound

Then the sheriff came around in the middle of the night

Heard mama cryin', knew something wasn't right

He was headed down to Knoxville with the weekly load

You could smell the whiskey burnin' down Copperhead Road

I volunteered for the Army on my birthday

They draft the white trash first, 'round here anyway

I done two tours of duty in Vietnam

And I came home with a brand new plan

I take the seed from Colombia and Mexico

I just plant it up the holler down Copperhead Road

And now the D.E.A.'s got a chopper in the air

I wake up screaming like I'm back over there

I learned a thing or two from ol' Charlie don't you know

You better stay away from Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road

Copperhead Road

You're like a cool breeze to a hot spell

You're like a long drink to a dry well

Oh I know by now there's no use thinking

That it's something in that water I've been drinking

Cause I would not need even one more drop if you'd just let me into your heart

You're like a blue sky to a grey day

You're like a new try to an old way

Oh I never needed much convincing 'bout that something in my life that's been missing

But I think I know where to find that part if you'd just let me into your heart

I got a past baby, now who doesn't

I won't ask you to think that I wasn't

Who I was back then, yes it's true

But that was when I didn't know you

You're like a sweet sight to these tired eyes

You're like the first light after a long night

Oh I never believed in the hands of fate

But to be with you baby, I believe I'd wait

Til the end of time for a chance to start

If you'd just let me into your heart

You're like a sweet smile to these tired eyes

You're like the last mile on a long ride

Oh I never believed in the arms of fate

But to be in yours darling, I believe I'd wait

Til the end of time for a chance to start

If you'd just let me into your heart

Til the end of time, baby I can start

If you'd just let me into your heart

You had too much to drink

And now you're saying things I wish you didn't mean

And I'm leaving our sleeping tents

And how we are is always better than we seen

You hit me like a ten-ton truck

Ya I'm fine with truck, can't breath under the rock

And you don't even care about us, checking out on us

I won't be hurting cause

I'm over getting over you

I'm over getting over you

I'm sick of getting sick over you

So sweet dreams I don't need with you

I'm over getting over you

I'm over getting over you

I'm sick of getting sick over you

And you sleep, I don't need you

I'm over getting over you

I'm over getting over you

(Sweet dreams, sweet dreams)

I'm over getting over you

You want me on your necklace

Now you wear me on the exits of your sleeve

Cause you're better at reckless

I see it now I'm all your history

You hit me like a ten-ton truck

No this isn't enough, maybe it never was

And you don't even care about us

Checking out on us

I won't be hurting 'cause

I'm over getting over you

I'm over getting over you

I'm sick of getting sick over you

So sweet dreams, I don't need you

I'm over getting over you

I'm over getting over you

I'm sick of getting sick over you

And you sleep, I don't please you

I'm over getting over you

I'm over getting over you

(Sweet dreams, sweet dreams)

I'm over getting over you

You had too much to drink

And now you're saying things I wish you didn't mean

I'm over getting over you

I keep my fingernails long

So they click when I play the piano

I keep my fingernails long

So they click when I play the piano

I'm gonna keep 'em that way

Till the swallows get back from Texarkana

I keep my fingernails long

So they click when I play the piano

I keep my fingernails long

So they click when I play the piano

I'm gonna keep 'em that way

Till the swallows get back from Louisiana

Well, I used to chew 'em off

I was nervous over you

I missed that clickin', tickin' sound

Honey, what I'm gonna do

Is keep my fingernails long

So they click when I play the piano

I keep my fingernails long

So they click when I play the piano

I'm gonna keep 'em that way

Till the swallows get back from Alabama

I'm driving down the highway, headed to the range

Gonna knock 'em out strong but I'm feeling no pain

Got an old brown bag, big stick in the back

Where the grass don't grow, gonna take a few hacks

There's a place for you if you're just like me

Armchair greens chillin' at the TV

Have another cool one, but it won't hurt

Got myself a big stick, swingin' in the dirt

Got a two bit job with a little bit of pay

But I feel no pressure, couple lessons today

Working on the swing and talkin' trash

Take another good hit, try to make it last

There's a place for you if you're just like me

Armchair boys yelling at the TV

Twenty points in a row, I'm getting shirts

Got myself a big stick, swingin' in the dirt

Bet a five dollar nasaw and all you got's two

Well, a five foot gimme make a man out of you

Well, I got my dreams and they just don't stop

Well, a big man, big shot, make her on top

Well, there's a place for you if you're just like me

Armchair greens chillin' at the TV

Have another cool one but it won't hurt

Got myself a big stick, swingin' in the dirt

Well, there's a place for you if you're just like me

Armchair greens chillin' at the TV

Have another cool one but it won't hurt

Got myself a big stick, swingin' in the dirt