Waiting Around To Die (Live)

by Oliver Myles Mashburn

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Words and music originally written by Townes Van Zandt, 1968.

Arrangement by Oliver Myles Mashburn, 2021.

lyrics

Sometimes I don't know where
This dirty road is taking me
Sometimes I can't even see the reason why
I guess I keep a-ramblin'
Lots of booze and lots of gamblin'
It's easier than just waitin' around to die

One time, friends, I had a ma
I even had a pa
He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried
She told him to take care of me
Headed down to Tennessee
It's easier than just waitin' around to die

I came of age and I found a girl
In a Tuscaloosa bar
She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly
I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine
And hopped a train
Seemed easier than just waitin' around to die

A friend said he knew
Where some easy money was
We robbed a man, and brother did we fly
The posse caught up with me
And drug me back to Muskogee
It's ten long years of waiting around to die
(Interlude)

Now I'm out of prison
I got me a friend at last
He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie
His name's Codine
He's the nicest thing I've seen
Together we're gonna wait around and die

Well sometimes I don't know where
This dirty road is taking me
Sometimes I can't even see the reason why
So I guess I'll keep a-ramblin'
Lots of booze and lots of gamblin'
It's better than just waitin' around to die
It's better than just a-waitin' 'round here to die

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released February 15, 2022
Oliver Myles Mashburn - voice, guitar, cover art

Jannek Zechner - slide guitar, audio production

Clemens Grassmann - drums, percussion

Recorded live in-studio at Human Music & Sound Design, NYC, September 10th, 2021.

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Oliver Myles Mashburn New York, New York

Oliver Myles Mashburn is a singer/songwriter from New York.

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May 11

Pete's Candy Store

Brooklyn, NY

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