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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Super 8 (Live from Red Rocks)
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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Performer
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
Just because somebody's evening didn't go so well
If I ever get back to Bristol
I'm better off sleeping in the county jail
I don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
[Verse 2]
Having such a sweet night
Audience was just right
Drinking like a pirate do
Don't want to sleep yet
Buddy, it's a good bet
I'll raise more hell than you
[Verse 3]
Do a couple rails
And chase your own tail
And talk about the bad old days
Trimmer in a T-shirt
Telling me her heart hurt
Honey, let me count the ways
[Verse 4]
Then a big boy busted in
Screaming 'bout his girlfriend
Waving round a fungo bat
Bass player stepping up
Brandishing a coffee cup
Took it in the baby fat
[Verse 5]
Don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
Just because somebody's evening didn't go so well
If I ever get back to Bristol
I'm better off sleeping in the county jail
I don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
[Verse 6]
Well, I finally got the room clear
Bleeding from my left ear
Feeling pretty bad for the maid
Lost a couple drinks, my dinner in the sink
And I woke up with the bed still made
[Verse 7]
Yeah, it wasn't quite morning, I wasn't quite breathing
My heart way up in my throat
Girl starts screaming, the maid starts screaming
And it looks like it's all she wrote
[Verse 8]
Then they slapped me back to life
And they telephoned my wife
And they filled me full of Pedialyte
Saw my guts and my glory
Woulda make a great story
If I only could remember it right
[Verse 9]
Don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
Just because somebody's evening didn't go so well
If I ever get back to Bristol
I'm better off sleeping in the county jail
I don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
Well, I don't want to die in a Super 8 motel
Written by: Jason Isbell

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