[Instrumental]
				

Hey whiskey man, you're running as hard as you can,
You drink your whiskey too much more than you can stand.
You have your highs, you have your lows,
Nobody knows which way you go.

Chorus:
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
It takes whiskey to make you tall,
You ain't so very damn tall at all.
You start to get straight , then you get weak,
Can't you see your on a loosing streak.
You have your highs, you have your lows,
Nobody knows which way you'll go.

Chorus:
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
Hey don't you know,
I use to be there myself,
I tried to kick the habit, baby, with nobody else's help.
I have my highs, I have my lows,
But nobody knows which way I'll go.

Chorus:
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
Whiskey man, don't you play that hand too long.
				

Four decades ago an man left Mississippi
To fight the war in Vietnam...
Did two tours and got shot received the metal of honor
When he got home he wasn,t the same man.

But when you get home tonight and give thanks to your maker
For your loved ones and the food on your table
Say a prayer for the ones who lost their lives
And the men left in the field of battle.

A heroes welcome that needs to be told
To pass through the ages of the young and old
They fought for the truth and the will to survive
All American by Birth and born with Southern Pride.
Chorus:
So raise the blade in the Heart of the USA
Oh...oh..oh..We're all part of he USA
Gimme them Stars and Bars for heritage not hate
Oh...oh...oh...It's the Heart of the USA.
A heroes welcome that needs to be told
To pass through the ages of the young and old
They fought for the truth and the will to survive
All American by Birth and born with Southern Pride.
Chorus:
So raise the blade in the Heart of the USA
Oh...oh..oh..We're all part of he USA
Gimme them Stars and Bars for heritage not hate
Oh...oh...oh...Cause It's the Heart of the USA
So raise the blade in the Heart of the USA
Oh...oh..oh..We're all part of he USA
Gimme them Stars and Bars in Jacksonville Fla
Oh...oh...oh...Cause it's the Heart of the USA
Heart of the USA..Heart of the USA.
				

I've been to Alabama, people ain't a whole lot to see;
Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home but it ain't nothing to me.
Charlie Daniels will tell you the good Lord lives in Tenessee, ha!
But I'm going back to gator country where the wine and the women are free.


Chorus:
There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name,
And a saying come on boy, you better make it back home again.
There's many roads I've travelled but they all kind of look the same.
There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name.

Old Richard Betts will tell ya Lord he was born a Ramblin' Man.
Well he can ramble back to Georgia but I won't give a damn.
Elvin Bishop out struttin his stuff with little Miss Slick Titty Boom.
But I'm going back to gator country to get me some elbow room.


Chorus:
There's a gator in the bushes he's calling my name.
And saying come on boy, you better make it back home again.
There's many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same.
There's a gator in the bushes, Lord, he calling my name. Yep.

There's Marshall Tucker riding a rainbow searching for a pot of gold.
Well they can take the highway, baby, and they can take all they can hold.
The Outlaws down in Tampa town it's a mighty fine place to be.
They got green grass and got high tides and sure looks good to me.


Chorus:
There's a gator in the bushes, he's calling my name.
Saying come on boy, you better make it back home again.
There's so many roads I've travelled but they all kinda look the same.
There's a gator in the bushes , Lord, he's calling my name.

LEAD BREAK

Oh gator country,
A little bit of that chomp chomp

LEAD BREAK
				

Seven seas seven skies
Lightning strikes and brave men die
Tatanka great, Tatanka small
When darkness comes they kill them all
Tatanka

You take what you want but you don't ask
You're future doesn't lie with things of the past
The search for freedom will never be found
As long as we stand upon this sacred ground

The curse of the curses upon the land
One day Tatanka will make a stand
Take back the soul of mother nature
Give back the spirit of a world endangered
Tatanka comes, stand and deliver

The souls of the brave lie on forever
The tale of tears is a tale of courage
Tatanka comes from across the river

Chorus repeat

The battles were fought and the damage was done
The wars not over its just begun
The debt that's owed will never be payed
The promised land will never be saved

The curse of curses fire on the land
Today Tatanka has made a stand
Their forefathers dreams, hopes, and vision
Through children's eyes has it been forgiven

Chorus repeat

Le Lakota tolowan yelo

Channi tatanka oyate ki
icic' upi nahan taku un
umnipi nahan unkotipi kte k'un
lepa unk' upelo
wasicu ki ahi nahan
wicakasota pi tka
tatanka tawowakan ki lena
hecenanhgluhapelo

This is a song for the Lakota

Long time ago the buffalo
nation gave themselves
so we can survive and
have shelter
The white man came
and wiped them out
but we still have the spirit
the power of the buffalo

Tatanka comes, stand and deliver
The souls of the brave live forever
The trail of the rears is a tale of courage
Tatanka comes, Tatanka comes
				

JR lived out in the woods all his natural born life
Ma and Pa kept him working no time to take a wife
Kept him working - work it hard boy
He couldn't take it no more he said hey I'm going away
I got a date with lady luck gonna see what she has to say


Chorus:
Down from the mountain wild in the streets
First trip to the big city it ain't nothing but doggone pity
Looking for a little company

Cleaned his truck got it all gassed up
Till it would blind you from the shine
Scrubbed himself down put his Sunday pants on
Hot damn he was ready to ride


Chorus:
Down from the mountain wild in the streets
Said hey baby what's your name said I want
to jump in your game
Looking for a little company

Chorus repeat

Well I saw the dragon lady she was walking up to me
Said good God Almighty baby Lord have mercy
What a sight she was to see
She gave me a wink of her eye said boy won't you come on in
She had a face that looked like an angel but her body was built for sin

Chorus repeat 
				

Well she grabbed me and asked me,
If I had a name,
She told me she was interested to see,
If I could play the game,
She said her name was victory,
She didn't want to know the rules,
That's just the way I wanted to play,
In a game designed for fools.
Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.
Well I rolled the dice feelin' cold as ice,
And Victory drew the cards,
We knew that loosin' when the stakes were high,
Could really hit us hard,
I strapped into the drivers seat,
With Miss Victory by my side,
She knew at a glance she was takin' a chance,
By coming along for the ride.
Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.
Time and space stood still that day,
With Victory's soul and mine,
We were running a race between heaven and hell,
And we could not find the finish line,
And when it was all over we won it in the end,
We were splittin' the prize when she opened her eyes,
And said Baby let's try it again.
Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.
Chorus:
We were beatin' the odds, we were beatin' the odds,
We were beatin' the odds again,
We were gambling with our souls,
We were playing to win,
We were beatin' the odds again.
				

Crawlin through the swamps and you here me moan
stalkin after midnight I'm all alone
Three ways to Sunday that's how it be
Never take a walk alonecomin after me
Oh..Oh..Walk it like you talk it
Oh..Oh.. Watch it where you been stalkin around..no

Mama got the voodoo little bones
Daddy got a mojo noody knows
Can't get started till the night
The stars come out and moon is getting bright
Oh..Oh.. watch out what your sippin
Oh.. Oh.. Daddy knows you been messing around
Kept him working - work it hard boy
Chorus:
Mississippi moon dog shakin after midnight
Gonna sweat the devil out of you
Mississippi moon dog voodoo all around now
A rattlesnake a rabbits foot too
All night long your testifying
The truth that your signifying
You ain't slept in half a week
There's no more disciples to listen to you speak Oh..Oh.. what the hell you sayin?
Oh..Oh.. who you think you portraying now?
Chorus:
Mississippi moon dog sneaking out of Memphis
The rivers in view
Mississippi moon dog reaching through the darkness
Sun never shines through
Mississippi moon dog listen to em howling
Muddy waters singing out the blues
Mississippi moon dog chicken come a scratching at ya
The swamps pointing at you
Chorus:
Mississippi moon dog shakin all around now
Jackson's in view
Mississippi moon dog seven comes eleven now
Snake eyes won't do
Mississippi moon dog, Mississippi mon dog
Mississippi moon dog, Mississippi mon dog
				

a red hot fancy dancer came shakin' on up to me 
she said honey baby do you have some time for present company 
i said hey there long tall sally 
you still sneakin' it through the alley 
or do you wanna go uptown with me lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night lil queenie's out 
she's ready to fight she's wearing out her dancing shoes 
tonight she's gonna rock away all her blues lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night 
she found herself a rich man to make her dollars 
all come true she's gonna dress it up and do it in style 
when she's dancing the hoochie coo on tuesday night 
she's raising hell everyday's a holiday 
she's gonna bump and grind,shake her behind babys got to have her way 
lookin' so fine here comes miss saturday night 
lil queenie's out she's ready to fight 
she's wearing out her dancing shoes tonight 
she's gonna rock away all her blues lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night 
but she's lookin' like hell on sunday morning tonight she's lookin'..........so fine 
well looky,looky,looky here she comes lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night 
lil queenie's out she's ready to fight 
she's wearing out her dancing shoes tonight 
she's gonna rock away all her blues lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night 
but she's lookin' like hell on sunday morning 
i said she's lookin lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night 
lil queenie's out she's ready to fight 
she's wearing out her dancing shoes tonight 
she's gonna rock away all her blues lookin' so fine 
here comes miss saturday night 
but she's lookin' like hell on sunday morning 
i said she's lookin' like hell
				

On the edge of sundown, a man rode into town
His clothes were old and dirty like the guns he wore low down
And as he rode the people stared, tried to look on him
He's the man who'll take your life, take your life to boothill

Sleeps by day and rides by night
Like a mongrel always lookin' for a fight
Got cold steel a bowie knife, just his way of life
He took no one, no not a sound, stares at the edge of town
Only time that he'll be found, is on the edge of sundown

Take you for your dollars babe, take you for your gold
Make your life so miserable, he's gonna leave you mean and cold
And then he'll head on out, to another town
The only time when he'll be found, is on the edge of sundown
Next time he'll be sundown.

He's a killer and a robber and he'll make you grieve
Shoot you in the back or in your sleep
Got no name or identity
Livin' in the wind, he's free
				

Just one more morning I had to wake up with the blues.
Pulled myself out of bed, put on my walking shoes.
Went up on the mountain to see what I could see.
The whole world was falling right down in front of me.


Chorus:
'Cause I'm hung up on my dreams I'll never see.
Yeah babe, oh help me babe.
Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah.

Pull myself together, put on a new face,
Climb down off the hilltop baby,
And get back in the race.

'Cause I'm hung up on dreams I'll never see,
Yeah babe, oh help me babe,
Or this will surely be the end of me, yeah.
				

My horse is kicking dust up off the trail,
I'm just getting back from a trip to HELL.
My six gun she's stapped by my side,
Thunder is the horse that I ride.
And it seems to me this is one hell of a way,
For a man like me to earn that pay.


Chorus:
Outlaws on the loose.
Running, running from the noose.

Blue steel flashing, hot lead flying,
I wonder what they feel like when they're dying.
Someday soon it might be my turn,
Is it worth the money I earn?
And it seems to me this is one hell of a way,
For a man like me to earn that pay.


Chorus:
Outlaws on the loose,
Running, running from the noose.
I'm a bounty hunter, I'll hunt you down, yeah, I will.

LEAD BREAK

Did you know $500 will get your head blown off?
It will....ha, ha, ha

Blue steel flashing, hot lead flying,
I wonder what they fell like when they're dying.
Someday soon it might be my turn,
Is it worth the money I earn?
And it seems to me this is one hell of a way,
For a man like me to earn that pay.

Chorus:
Outlaws on the loose,
Running, running from the noose,
(REPEAT),
I'm a bounty hunter going to hunt you down.
				

Hey good lookin' what you, got cookin,
Put the needle in the spoon,
Hey sweet baby don't you say maybe,
I know you'll need a fix real soon,
Your eyes are lookin' glassy,
You think you're real sassy,
But you know your headed for your doom,
You look a little older but you sure ain't no wiser,
You're running for a stone-cold tomb.
Chorus:
You've got to find out for yourself,
You've got to learn it all on your own,
All this messing around,
Gonna put you in the ground,
The needle leave you dead and gone,
The needle leave you dead and gone.
Start to feel the power,
Hundred miles per hour,
You're on the wrong side of the road,
Your eyes are getting lighter,
Your face is getting whiter,
You're going to start feeling the load,
Your hands a-start a-shaking,
You'll feel your mind a-breaking,
You'll wonder why it's getting so cold,
Your body's feeling icy,
That box will hold you nicely,
You'd better say goodbye to your soul.
Chorus:
You've got to find out for yourself,
You've got to learn it all on your own,
All this messing around,
Gonna put you in the ground,
The needle leave you dead and gone,
The needle leave you dead and gone.
Hey good lookin' what you, got cookin,
Put the needle in the spoon,
Hey sweet baby don't you say maybe,
I know you'll need a fix real soon,
Your eyes are lookin' glassy,
You think you're real sassy,
But you know your headed for your doom,
You look a little older but you sure ain't no wiser,
You're running for a stone-cold tomb.
Chorus:
You've got to find out for yourself,
You've got to learn it all on your own,
All this messing
				

Coming into town at the speed of light
This is Franklin County you got that right
The law is on my trail...babe I gotta git
Around Rafes turn foot down to the floor
400 horses gimme more...more...more
Gotta get back to Hazzard you lnow I can't quit
Chorus:
White Lightning... say it with a smile
I'll be half way home accross six counties
Before you can blink an eye
White Lightning...say it with a smile
I'll be bumper to bumper passin' on the right side
Feelin' my machine man what a ride...
A hundred miles to go...almost there
Blue lights in my rear view mirror
Hell is at my back...my babys runnin' strong
Road block ahead I had to gear down
Thru Kelsys woods and eased my way around
Elvis on the radio singing my favorite song

When the weekend gets here baby
They come from near and far
Reverned with a twenty dollar bill
Holds a bible and a mason jar
Chorus:
White Lightning... say it with a smile
I'll be half way home accross six counties
Before you can blink an eye
White Lightning...say it with a smile
I'll be bumper to bumper passin' on the right side
Feelin' my power man what a ride...White Lightning!!!
Mama
				

A king without a sword - a land without a king -
A truth without a voice - one song left to sing...
One song to sing.
A wise man told me there?s something you should know:
The way you judge a man is you look into his soul?
And you?ll soon see everything.
A voice from the past cried, ?Give peace a chance!?
He paid our price now he?s free at last; And imagine -
We called him a dreamer.
How many times must good men die?
How many tears will the children cry...
?Till we suffer no more sadness?
Stop the madness.
Oh, stop the madness.

If ashes are ashes and dust is dust,
At our journeys end, then we turn to rust -
To the sands of the shore.
White doves in flight - peace to war -
But, tell me why the peacemakers fall.
Must we bury any more?
The hush of the crowd as the horse rode by -
The black lace veil hid her tears from my eyes...
And we all wept in silence.
How many times must good men die?
How many times will the children cry...
?Till they suffer no more sadness?
Oh, stop the madness.
Oh, stop all the madness.
				

well, i pulled out of canyon county
great cradle of the west
my mama and me and one lone dog
Tryin to do our best
strangers all around me
said none knew my name
i came to take back this land
i came to stake my claim, yes sir

the farm is all i've ever know
it bears my family name
but, damn, my brother got drunk one night
and lost it all in a poker game
shots rang through the silence
i heard the angels cry
you never arrive a winner a saint or a sinner
the boy said aces high

(chorus)
saddletramp you're back in action
lookin for the man that took my brother
i came to put him down
saddletramp you spend your whole life
runnin like the wind....going for the bounty but
riding for the thrill

mama died of a broken heart
the way myy brother threw his life away
but when they put him in the ground
it like to kill me just the same
half past the hour of midnight
i looked into the killers eyes
i pulled my 45 and bullets started flyin
the man he had to die

(chorus) 2x

everytime you take a life,
the devils watching you
he'll fill you with a pack of lies
and he'll steal your soul from you......i say
				

Jackson Tennessee is the only place to start
Close to Charlie's home and closser to his heart
Me I'm a Southern boy man I love to ride
Cause we're all part of history
I volunteer with pride
Get's that fiddle...get's it blazin' hot
Marshall Tucker singin' that Carolina rock
Yea...Hank was born to boogie
Him and the Bama Band
When this Hatchet gets to swingin'
You'll see who I am
Chorus:
Get on board that Gypsy Trail
Virginia Beach to Boise
Said boys we just can't fail
Got to get ridin'that Gypsy Trail
Steel horse ride thru the night
Hear the engines wail...Ride that Gypsy Trail
Into the Heartland rollin' thru the night
North, South, East, West
Everything is kinda alright
Tell them folks at the gate let my friends in
Dim the lights, hear the crowd...let the show begin
Chorus:
Get on board that Gypsy Trail
Indy down to Tupelo said the boys we just can't fail
Got to get ridin'that Gypsy Trail
Steel horse ride thru the night
Hear the engines wail...
Chorus:
Get on board that Gypsy Trail
Vegas down to New Orleans
Said the boys we just can't fail
Got to get ridin'that Gypsy Trail
Steel horse ride thru the night
Hear the engines wail...Ride that Gypsy Trail
Chorus:
Get on board that Gypsy Trail
Nashville down to West Palm Beach
Said the boys we just can't fail
Got to get ridin'that Gypsy Trail
Steel horse ride thru the night
Hear the engines wail...
Ride that Gypsy...Ride that Gypsy...Ride that Gypsy Trail.
				

Women think I'm tasty, always tryin' to waste me
Make me burn the candle right down...but baby, baby
I don't need no jewels in my crown

Its all you women is low down gamblers
Cheatin' like I don't know how...but baby...baby
There's fever in the funk house now
This low down bitchin' got my poor feet a itchin'
Don't you know the duece is still wild
Chorus:
Baby, I can't stay...you got to roll me and
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...
Always in a hurry, never stop to worry
Don't see the time flashin' by
Honey, got no money
I'm all sixes, sevens, and nines
Say now baby, I'm the rank outsider
You can be my partner in crime
Chorus:
Baby, I can't stay...you got to roll me and
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...Call me the Tumblin' Dice
Oh, my, my, my, I'm the lone crap shooter
Playin' the field every night
Chorus:
Baby, I can't stay...you got to roll me and
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...
(You got to roll me...)
Call me the Tumblin' Dice...
(You got to roll me...)
Call me the Tumblin' Dice... (You got to roll me...)
				

Well.. I've been beatin' the bushes all week long
Can't seem to save a dollar
Apartments empty I'm all alone
Won't you listen to a grown man hollar
The boss man's dead on my case
Keep your mind on the job and stay busy
My mind's been on his secretary
Lord have mercy...make ya dizzy

Why won't you take me home...Baby

Chorus:
Why won't you take me home
Just tell me get back to fishin'
I ain't gonna go for no bait and switchin'
Why won't you take me home
Every man wants his secretary
The woman of his dreams
Monday through Friday nine to five...she's all over me
We get to work and she starts flirtin'
Loves to play her game
I saw her out on Saturday night
She didn't seem to know my name.

Tuesday I'm ready to scream
Wednesday I'm a little less mean
Thursday I'm ready for sin
Friday night let the games begin.

Chorus:
Why won't you take me home...
Why won't you take me home
Be stuck in the middle far too long
Hot diggity dog let's have some fun
Why won't you take me home...
Chorus:
Why won't you take me home...
Why won't you take me home
Just tell me get back to fishin'
I ain't gonna go for no bait and switchin'
Why won't you take me home...
Chorus:
Why won't you take me home...
Why won't you take me home
Be stuck in the middle far too long
Hot diggity dog let's have some fun
Why won't you take me home...
Why won't you take me home

Chorus:
Why won't you take me home...
Why won't you take me home
Just tell me get back to fishin'
I ain't gonna go for no bait and switchin'-aca
				

I was born one rainy morning in a little house across town
Daddy liked to roam leave Mama alone
She just couldn't tie him down
He liked his gamblin and whiskey
And mama just liked to cook and sew
It made me a man before my time
I felt many a cold wind blow

Worked real hard most all of my life
Bought a farmhouse out in the sticks
Set by the fire most every night
Working on my guitar licks
Before too long I was on my way
Playing from town to town
I guess I'm a little like Daddy was
Gotta keep on moving around
Chorus:
This journey takes me far away from home
Sometimes it makes me feel so alone
So alone
Now I look back on yesterday
Wondering what I'd done
Did I help somebody along the way
Or did I just look out for number one
I know I can't change a thing
So don't put me down
Cause I didn't cling to your heart
Oh I feel like dying when we're apart
Chorus:
This journey takes me far away from home
With nothing left to hold on to
But a voice from the telephone
It's taken me away from every love I've ever known
Sometimes it makes me feel so alone
So alone
				

A fire is burning low the moon is on the rise
Stuck in a devil's canyon surrounded by all sides
Got nowhere left to run time is drawing near

Well load up your guns its time to fight
It just don't matter who's wrong or right
Load up your guns get a man in your sights
This canyon's gonna feel the fire tonight

We've been together since the day we were born
And watched our daddy die - shot and killed
End of story too many pages torn

Ya ain't gonna run ya ain't gonna go down alone
Many a man good, bad never see the dawn

Pappy wouldn't sell our home to make way for the tracks
Somebody from a big old railroad had my daddy shot in the back

Chorus repeat and bridge repeat

Well load up your guns its time to fight
It just don't matter who's wrong or right
Load up your guns get a man in your sights
This canyon's gonna burn

Chorus repeat

This canyon's gonna feel the fire
This canyon's gonna burn
This canyon's gonna burn like hell
				

I'm travelin' down the road an' I'm flirtin' with disaster
I've got the pedal to the floor an' my life is running faster
I'm outta money outta hope it looks like self destruction
Well how much more can we take with all of this corruption

We're flirtin' with disaster, ya'll know what I mean
And the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me
I don't know about yourself or what you wanna to be, yeah
When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny

I'm travelin' down that lonesome road.
Feel like I'm draggin' a heavy load.
Yet I've tried to turn my head away,
Feel about the same most every day
You know what I'm talkin' about man

Speeding down the fast lane an' honey we're playin' from town to town
The boys and I been burnin' it up can't seem to slow it down
I got the pedal to the floor our lives are runnin' faster,
We got our sight set straight ahead but I ain't sure what we're after

We're flirtin' with disaster ya'll damn sure know what I mean.
You know the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me
I don't know about yourself or what you plan to be, yeah
When we gamble with our time we choose our destiny

Yeah!! We're travelin' down that lonesome road.
Feel like I'm dragging a heavy load.
Though I try to turn my head away,
I'm flirtin' with disaster every day.
An' you are too baby, Ha ha ha ha ha
You aim for everyone, Oh come on baby

Guitar solo


We're flirtin' with disaster baby ya'll know what I mean
You know the way we run our lives it makes no sense to me
I don't know about yourself or what you plan to be
When we gamble with our ti