Ain't got time to shoot the breeze,
Got no time to blow,
Excuse me mister if you please,
I gotta go
Born one morn on the day of the dead
In a bombed out bungalow.
My momma kissed my cheek and said,
I gotta go
I gotta go somewhere,
I gotta go
Wastin' time standing here
I gotta go
They put me in an orphanage
West of Tupelo
I told em when I burnt that bridge,
I gotta go
Stole a car; got a gun
Robbed the Hidey-Ho
I left Memphis on the run
I gotta go
I gotta go somewhere,
I gotta go
Wastin' time standing here
I gotta go
Five card stud, deuces wild
Three kings in a row
I turned that diamond deuce and smiled
I gotta go
They tracked my down and took my take
Brother don't you know
I told them boys there's some mistake
I gotta go
I gotta go somewhere,
I gotta go
Wasting time standing here,
I gotta go
Cold Steel up against my head
They turned the lights down low
In case you didn't hear I said
I gotta go
These are your very last words, sir
Say em nice and slow,
My last words on this planet were
I gotta go somewhere,
I gotta go
Wasting time standing here,
I gotta go