Dave Alvin - The Man In The Bed Lyrics
Dave Alvin(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)The man in the bed isn't meNow I slipped out the door and I'm runnin' freeYoung and wild like I'll always beNo the man in the bed isn't me.And these tremblin' hands, they're not mineNow my hands are strong and steady all the timeThey can swing a sledge hammer or soothe a baby that's cryin'These trembling hands, they're not mine.Now the nurse over there doesn't knowThat I ain't some helpless old so-and-soI could have broken her heart not that long agoNow the nurse over there doesn't know.That the man in the bed isn't meCause I slipped out the door and I'm runnin' freeYoung and wild like I'll always beThe man in the bed isn't me.I'm the man I've always beenI'm the kid who rode the rails through the Great DepressionI fought in the big war and marched for the UnionI'm the man I've always been.So don't believe what the doctors sayThey're just makin' things up so they can get paidYeah, and it ain't me they're talkin' about anywaySo don't believe what the doctors say.Cause the man in the bed isn't meWell I slipped out the door and I'm finally freeYoung and wild like I'll always beNo the man in the bed isn't meNo the man in the bed isn't meNo the man in the bed isn't me.
