by Townes Van Zandt

Oh Loretta she's a barroom girl
wears them sevens on her sleeve
Dances like a diamond shines
Tell me lies I love to believe
Her age is always 22
Her laughing eyes a hazel hue
Spends my money like water falls
Loves me like I want her to


Oh, Loretta, won't you say to me
Darling, put your guitar on
have a little shot of booze
play a blue a and wailing song
My guitar rings a melody
My guitar sings, Loretta's fine
Long and lazy, blonde and free
and I can have her any time


Sweetest at the break of day
preat

Mississippi moonshine's got me doubled over laughing in pain
back at the Chevron the chicken wings made you feel just the same
That bucket of bayou that licked you like a 5 pound block of salt
I through it to the puppy that was yappin' on the hot asphalt
The wisest word I ever heard was written on that bathroom wall
in the mississippi river greasy spoon in southern Arkansas
skimming 'cross the scrawl of the underground elite retorts
I see a beacon to the traveler paraphrased sweet and short
CHORUS
A word to the wise
a breath to the philosopher
a hand to the devil
a gift to the masses
whatever you do don?t
whatever you do don?t
whatever you do don't take my advice
Mister blister burning on the fumes of a day hard earned
a bullet through the blue highways 'till the whole damn world is turned
we're driving and we're driving until driving it don't feel real
but it's so easy all you do is get some sleep behind the wheel
Take a second to reflect on a peculiarity
every stop we've made has shared a certain similarity
there are juices and there's candies and there's sodas of all brand names
but the message on the walls from town to town has been the same
CHORUS
Permanent marker with a fat tip
scratch off the paint with a dime
grease up the mirror with some lipstick
a revolution is not a crime
Finally before my eyes there it was for me to see
at a truck stop in the lonely hills of eastern Tennessee
I'd tell you how I felt if I could but I just can't
When I happened on that bathroom with a fresh coat of paint
CHORUS
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We Are the League Heavy In The Game Asi Son Ellas All I Have To Give Gratuated Fool If You See Jordan Blessed Sleeping The Terror Code This One's For The Children Random Acts Of Violence Hey Kitty I Santi The Cage Dead Breed Victim Of Changes If I'D Do Anything Love and Pain Affair Shes a Girl and Im a Man Libera Me Domine Great Horse My Last Date (With You) I'd Be Talking All The Time

To Love a Woman Expectations Confisco Angels With Dirty Faces In The Time It Takes Hopelessly Everyday Struggle Danny's Song How Peculiar We Want Revolution Get It Hott High Hopes Rap Game The Jealous Sun Bad Scene I Don't Care [Remix] Good Night My Love By Gloria Estefan I Wanna Love You Like A Man Bonjour Fuck You Tonight Trust CATCH IT LIKE A FEVER Between the Trees I Think You Know What I Mean