I?ve been out here praying for sunshine, all I see is pouring rain
I?ve been out here praying for good times, and all I get is more pain
There?s a monkey on my back I?ve got some habits that I can?t break
So I?m out here standing in the sunrise, with a case of the early morning shakes
Ah ah ha
Yeah, the Early Morning Shakes
Ah ah ha
This bus is headed to hell now, at least that?s what the old folks say
You only get a little while to shine, be-fore you fade away
Out here on the highway it?s more than I can take
Just giving everything I got ?til there?s nothing but the early morning shakes
Ah ah ha
Early Morning Shakes
Ah ah ha
I wanna break away
And just be myself sometime, and get back all those things I lost along the way
To the early morning shakes
Jack Daniels in her coffee, ice water in her veins
Bleach blond hair with a rose tattoo, Maybelline and White Rain
I took her back to the woods listening to ?When the Levee Breaks?
I reached over and took her hand, then I gave her the early morning shakes
Ah ah ha
Yeah, the early morning shakes
Ah ah ha
To the early morning shakes
Ah ah ha
Yeah, the early morning shakes