Steve Earle - No Deal Lyrics
(townes van zandt)Now this man down at the used car lotTried to sell me four wheels and a trunk.I said, man, there is no engine!,He said, the engines just a bunch of junk.You dont need no engine to go downhillAnd I could plainly see, that thats the directionYoure headed in, and he handed me the keys(I said) no deal; you cant sell this stuff to meNo deal, Im going back to tennesseeWell, I went to a doctor of the highest order,He said I couldnt have a drink for a year.One glass of wine on my birthdayIf my birthday wasnt too very near.Lord, he must have put me in a state of shockcause I made it for about two weeks;Then he sent me a billThat knocked me flat off the wagonAnd back down on my feetWhen true love knocked upon my doorShed just barely turned fifteenAnd I was a little bit nervousIf you know just what I mean.But Ive heard somewhereThat true love conquers allAnd I figured that was thatThen I started having dreams boutBeing chased out of townWearing nothing but my cowboy hat.Well, I come through this life a stumbler, my friendsI expect to die that wayIt could be twenty years from nowIt could be most any day.But if there is no whiskey and women, lord,Behind them heavenly doorsIm gonna take my chances down below,And of that you can be sure
