Dave Alvin
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(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)
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The man in the bed isn¡¯t me
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Now I slipped out the door and I¡¯m runnin¡¯ free
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Young and wild like I¡¯ll always be
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No the man in the bed isn¡¯t me.
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And these tremblin¡¯ hands, they¡¯re not mine
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Now my hands are strong and steady all the time
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They can swing a sledge hammer or soothe a baby that¡¯s cryin¡¯
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These trembling hands, they¡¯re not mine.
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Now the nurse over there doesn¡¯t know
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That I ain¡¯t some helpless old so-and-so
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I could have broken her heart not that long ago
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Now the nurse over there doesn¡¯t know.
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That the man in the bed isn¡¯t me
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¡®Cause I slipped out the door and I¡¯m runnin¡¯ free
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Young and wild like I¡¯ll always be
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The man in the bed isn¡¯t me.
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I¡¯m the man I¡¯ve always been
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I¡¯m the kid who rode the rails through the Great Depression
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I fought in the big war and marched for the Union
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I¡¯m the man I¡¯ve always been.
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So don¡¯t believe what the doctors say
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They¡¯re just makin¡¯ things up so they can get paid
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Yeah, and it ain¡¯t me they¡¯re talkin¡¯ about anyway
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So don¡¯t believe what the doctors say.
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¡®Cause the man in the bed isn¡¯t me
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Well I slipped out the door and I¡¯m finally free
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Young and wild like I¡¯ll always be
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No the man in the bed isn¡¯t me
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No the man in the bed isn¡¯t me
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No the man in the bed isn¡¯t me.
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The Man in the Bed
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| Dave Alvin |
