I was runnin through the summer rain tryin to catch the evenin train
And kill that old familiar pain weavin through my tangled brain
But when I tipped that bottle back I smacked into a cop I didn't see
That policeman said hey mister cool if you ain't drunk then you're a fool
I said if that's against the law then tell me why I never saw
A man locked in that jail a yours who wasn't just as low down poor as me
Chorus 1
Well that was when someone turned out the lights
And I wound up in jail to spend the night
And dream of all the wine and lonely girls
In this best of all possible worlds
(Verses 3 and 4: chords same as first two verses)
Well they finally came and told me they was gonna set me free
And I'd be leavin town if I knew what was good for me
I said it's nice to learn that everybody's so concerned about my health
I said I won't be leavin no more quicker than I can
'Cause I've enjoyed about as much of this as I can stand
And I don't need this town of yours more than I never needed nothin else
Because there's still a lot of drinks that I ain't drunk
Lots of purty thoughts that I ain't thunk oh lord
And there is still so many lonely girls
In this best of all possible worlds