I´ve a tale or two to tell you But the booze just makes me slow I could rack my brain remembering But I guess maybe I´ll just go
There´s a method to my madness There´s a secret to this town There´s a reason why I´m still living here Though I can´t think of it right now
I made a promise when I left for the coast, twenty long years ago I made a life out of chasing a ghost, twenty years takes its toll
I got along for a while, I guess, but it took everything I had I gotta find a way out of this mess, I´m in trouble and it sure looks bad
I´ve a thought or two to share with you But the dope tends to cloud my mind I destroyed my health searching for myself
But there ain´t nothing there to find
There´s a debt or two I owe you But the gambling left me poor I put up my name in the sacred game And forgot what I was playing for
I made a promise when I left for the coast, twenty long years ago I made a life out of chasing a ghost, twenty years takes its toll
I got along for a while, I guess, but it took everything I had I gotta find a way out of this mess, I´m in trouble and it sure looks bad
I gotta find a way out of this mess, I´m in trouble and it sure looks bad
I gotta find a way out of this mess, I went looking and it drove me mad
I gotta find a way out of this mess, I´m in trouble and it sure looks bad I gotta find a way out of this mess, I ain´t never seen you look so sad, yeah