Cigarettes and Alcohol

Guess Some Dreams Come True

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Well I met her I was floating
Tahlequah down on the river
When we started talking
You could feel it getting thicker
Tension steady building
Could’ve cut it with a knife
Where in the world had she been all my life
That little lady had a frightful reputation
Beast with many faces
Read about her in Revelation
But all I see spinning here in front of me
Is an Oklahoma good time
That don’t look like its cheap

If she wants to dance
Then I guess I’m dancing
If she wants to run
Then I’ll run until I drop
But if she wants to make me question
Til I’m crazy
Ain’t much that I can do
Can’t bear to see it stop

We showed up to the ballroom
We were sipping liquid courage
And smoking out our brains
On these cigarettes we’s burning
And everybody wondered where we’d been
It’d been several hours since we reached the rivers end
Worry ‘bout yourself now boys
We’re trying to have some fun
We’re just getting started and it looks like y’all are done
She grabbed me by the hand and walked me out onto the floor
Put Turnpike on the jukebox
I can’t take it anymore

So if she wants to dance
Then I guess I’m dancing
If she wants to run then I’ll run until I drop
But if she wants to make me question til I’m crazy
Ain’t much that I can do
Can’t bear to see it stop

So if she wants to dance
Then I guess I’m dancing
If she wants to run then I’ll run until I drop
But if she wants to make me question til I’m crazy
Ain’t much that I can do
Can’t bear to see it stop

Diamondhead

There's evil 'round the corner
And joy around the bend
The devil's on my trail
He's been chasing me like hell
And I don't think he's out to let me win
So I keep my eyes wide open
Wear my heart on my sleeve
Cause where I'm from an honest name
Means more to folks than diamond rings
Or anything that gold and silver brings

Cause the love of a woman and respect of my old man
Is about the only two things that I need
And if folks just keep listening to these songs that I've written
I reckon I can do it all for free
I don't need your money
I don't want your name
And I don't really care who you know
I'll be in Oklahoma
Just fighting fear and loathing
Living where the lonely people go

My hands are getting restless
My friends are getting high
They're headed to the show
With their lighters all aglow
Just hoping that we make it out alive
And I may never make it
I may die a poor man
But I'll be singing my own songs
If the good lord thinks that's wrong
He can kill me where I stand

Cause the love of a woman and respect of my old man
Is about the only two things that I need
And if folks just keep listening to these songs that I've written
I reckon I can do it all for free
I don't need your money
I don't want your name
And I don't really care who you know
I'll be in Oklahoma
Just fighting fear and loathing
Living where the lonely people go

Fear and Loathing

J.R. Carroll