By Sorrells Pickard
OOOH...ONE, TWO...
MAMA, I GUESS YOU HAVE STOOD AND CURSED
THE DAY I FOUND THAT OLD GUITAR.
WHEN UNCLE HARRY DIED,
THE ONE WE FOUND IN THE BOOT OF HIS OLD CAR.
I REMEMBER HOW MY LITTLE FINGERS BLISTERED
WHEN I TRIED TO LEARN TO PLAY,
I BET YOU NEVER DREAMED THAT OLD GUITAR
WOULD PUT ME WHERE I AM TODAY.
YES, IT`S BEEN A LOT OF YEARS,
I GUESS IT`S BEEN AN INTERESTING LIFE.
NO, MAM, I NEVER FOUND ANOTHER WOMAN
THAT I WANTED FOR A WIFE.
I GUESS THE FIRST TIME SHOWED US
THAT I WASN`T THE DOMESTICATED KIND,
BUT I DON`T BLAME HER FOR GETTING TIRED
OF LIVING FROM A SUITCASE ALL THE TIME.
YES, I KNOW SOMETIMES IT LOOKS
LIKE I`VE JUST SIMPLY THROWN MY LIFE AWAY.
I JUST ALWAYS FIGURED THAT IF I HUNG ON,
I`D MAKE IT BIG SOME DAY.
I GUESS IT TAKES A SPECIAL BREED
TO LIVE THIS LIFE AND THINK THE WAY I DO,
BUT YOU`LL BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT ANY MORE
I AIN`T NEAR AS BAD TO DRINK.
HOW IS TOMMY DOING WITH THE BUSINESS
NOW THAT DADDY`S PASSED AWAY?
I`M SURE DADDY ALWAYS KNEW THAT TOM
WOULD BE THE ONE TO TAKE HIS PLACE.
AND WHEN HE TRIED TO LECTURE ME,
I`D SIT AND PICK AND SING AND LET HIM NAG,
BUT WAY DOWN DEEP INSIDE I THINK
HE ALWAYS KNEW THAT HARDWARE AIN`T MY BAG.
WE OPEN MONDAY NIGHT IN BOLTON CITY
FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEK STAND,
I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY THAT YOU AND TOM
COULD COME AND HEAR MY BAND.
WISH I HAD THE TIME TO TELL YOU `BOUT THE
PLACES THAT I`VE BEEN, THE THINGS I SAW.
AND I`LL SEND THE FIFTEEN DOLLARS SOON
AS I GET TO THE CLUB AND MAKE A DRAW.
WHEN YOU`RE HOT, YOU`RE HOT THERE...
AH, I MEAN, AH, WHEN...WHAT IS...
WHEN YOU`RE HOT, YOU`RE HOT, YEAH, OKAY...
MM-MM
BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA!
ALL RIGHT.
HO!
I`VE GOT MY DOG AND HE`S REAL MEAN!
