Testo Undone Robert Earl Keen
Seems you been fightinâ every day of your life
Canât stand still, still canât run
You put it all together but it came undone
Your soul is junk, your brain is dust
All your memories are eaten up with rust
Your nightmares real, dreams too stark
You love the night but you hate the dark
Your mother your daddy little sister too
Told you a secret they were countinâ on you
You were dying to tell but your dad said son
Button your lip but it come undone
So they turned you out when you turned them in
They told you donât come back again
Now the years stack up like old beer cans
Dead end jobs payment plans
Broke down trucks welfare checks
Child support and back-seat sex
Youâd kill yourself but you hocked your gun
You built a noose but it come undone
So youâre livinâ in a shack bu you wanna be rich
And you would if it wasnât for the sonovabitch
The sonovabitch the dirty old whore
The butcher the baker the grocery store
You hate them they hate you
What in the world are you gonna do
It ainât your fault but they need someone
To blame it on when they come undone
Now the stormâs cominâ in the skyâs turned black
Itâs too late now you canât turn back
Lightninâ strikes on the telephone wire
Youâre drunk as a skunk your shackâs on fire
The wife took the baby and the other two kids
The dogs are a-howlinâ and the chickens are dead
Itâs your last night out and youâre gonna have fun
Theyâll read it in the papers when you come undone