Story Behind The Song
personal
Song Description
1st person lament about arrest
conflicted due to family responsibility and no job oppurtunity.
fast paced fun to play/sounds good with fast bluegrass instrumentation.
| Song Length |
2:30 |
Genre |
Country - Rockabilly |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled |
Subject |
Failure, Economics |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
DRUG RUNNERS LAMENT
runnin bud from texas
that's where they busted me
in a pickup out of houston
on my way to tennessee
now i'm stuck here in angola
15 years to be free
i didn't want to do it
but i've got five kids to feed
the farm went to the taxman
and the mill went over seas
now here i am in prison
worried 'bout my family
who will feed my children
who's sleepin with my wife
here i am in prison
doin' fifteen years to life
all because i wouldn't listen
and i had to keep my pride
so i ran that bud from texas
now i'm locked up here inside
steel mill went to china
whats a proud man gonna do
it's hard to make a living
when there's nothing left for you.
(repeat first verse)