I Got a Gig

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Joshua Hayes Carll (born January 9, 1976), known as Hayes Carll, is a Texas Country singer-songwriter from The Woodlands, Texas (a Houston suburb). more »

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2008

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Eight line machine and a sailor's daughter 
Somethin' makes 'em crazy growin' up on the water 
Playin' for my supper six nights a week 
Hurricanes, Easter and New Year's Eve 
Four tin walls now there ain't much left 
Lookin' like a homeless Cheers on meth 
Homer's in the corner, breakin' up a fight 
Good Lord, I hope I get paid tonight 
I got a gig, baby

Burnt fried chicken and Lone Star beer
Cops and the kids drink free 'round here 
Girl, behind the bar is takin' what she's givin'
Lyin' about her past and tryin' to make a livin'
Broke pool table and hard luck cues 
Go tell your mama, I done paid my dues 
Every one around here knows my name 
Six nights a week in the neon flame 
I got a gig, baby, I got a gig

There's an old lion tamer parked behind the bar 
Hundred pounds of weed in a stolen car 
Oil patch boys and girls who went to college 
Rules you don't break and laws that ain't acknowledged 
Barefoot shrimper with a pistol up his sleeve 
Some will go to Heaven, some will never leave 
Pills in the tip jar, blood on the strings 
Oh Lord, I never thought I'd see these things 
I gotta gig, baby, I got a gig

Eight line machine and a sailor's daughter 
Somethin' makes 'em crazy growin' up on the water 
I'm playin' for my supper six nights a week 
Hurricanes, Easter and New Year's Eve 
I got a gig, baby, I got a gig
I got a gig, baby, I got a gig
I got a gig

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