Jerry Jeff Walker - Contrary To Ordinary Lyrics
Billy Jim BakerI never live my life through other people's eyesI guess I've always been the one they said wasToo tall, too late, too earlyYeah, he's the oneYou ought to be in the circusYou're having too much funJust a one-man band, a one man gypsy circusFinding out each piece of the puzzle has a purposeDrifting and dreamingYeah, that must be my fateAlways grinning down the devil's throatBlazing with aces and eightsAnd I was contrary to ordinaryEven as a childFast freights made me wonderThe full moon still drives me wildAnd stories do come trueYou just got to live your life in episodesWith one eye on a ladyAnd one eye still on that open roadAnd when I die don't put no tombstone on my graveJust have my friends throw a great big partyToss my ashes out across the wavesDon't bring no preacher man downJust to tighten up my pastJust tell 'em how I like to liveI like to make sing and dance and laughAnd I was contrary to ordinaryEven as a childFast freights made me wonderFull moons still drive me wildAnd stories do come trueIf you live your life in episodesWith one eye on a ladyAnd one eye on that open road
