I Got a Gig

I GOT A GIG

Drove every mile of ol’ I 10

From Jacksonville to LA and

Turned right around went back again

And friends thats how you do it

I’ve survived I 35 and

It’s hundred wonders I’m still alive

I learned 281’s the one to drive

If you can add the time onto it

I gotta go, I got a gig

This thing don’t run on wishes, much as I wish it did

I’d love to stick around and chew the fat

But I ain’t got no time for that

I gotta go, I got a gig

I been by bird and bus and train and truck

Trying to make a name and earn a buck

On the songs I sing — sometimes it’s rough

But I drink free most places…

I’ve played pubs, pool halls, and county fairs

From Fairplay down to Jackson Square

Can’t say that I’m no millionaire

But I put smiles on faces (aces)

I gotta go, I got a gig

This thing don’t run on wishes, much as I wish it did

I’d love to stick around and chew the fat

But I ain’t got no time for that

I gotta go man, I got a gig

So adios, I’m in the wind

Chasin’ that white line again

Filler up, and hop on in

— time’s a-wasting…