BENT WILLIE

Railroad’s closin’,
The mines have died.
I feel so empty
I could smoke a dime.
The farmer is broken.
Whose fault? Who cares?
Bent Willie’s got the money. He ain’t here,
So I'm nowhere.

Wish I had a Chevy
To take me back
Home to the country
Across the tracks.
I’d settle down with my baby,
Yeah, just my girl and me.
But Bent Willie’s got the money. He ain’t here,
So I’m not free.

Oh, but we won’t let that get us down.
We’ll get a party started in this town.
We want to make sure that you’re there,
We’ll get the ladies for you. We don’t care.
We just wanna dance and not alone.
We’re lookin’ for fun, not a home.
What’s your hurry man, don’t go away.
Your life is going nowhere anyway.
We got a rockin’ beat - baby, make it last,
'Cause when Willie gets to town we move out fast.
I got my bottle in one hand. My girl holds the other.
If you’re not hip to the scene, well then, move over brother!

The foreman calls me,
No work today.
The rich man drives by
In a brand new Jag.
Oh, but I’ll find a smile,
It’ll be ten miles wide -
I sure hope Bent Willie gets here
While I’m still alive.