Poem/Lyrics I wrote about a recent trip taken with some good friends |
5 dollar rabbit don't run when its supposed to 5 dollar rabbit don't run too slow bird dogs and guns get the blood flowin’ bars and guitars couldn't make us no dough It's 5 1/2 hours to the place where the birds are 5 1/2 hours is forever in a car 5 1/2 hours a'int nothing but a privilege when you're getting chauffeured 'round by a radio star you gotta drive on the dirt to wash the pavement off the tires got to drink a few beers to get the mind on track be careful what you feed an East Texas coy dog what goes in the top will come and get you from the back A trip in a limo means a 4 wheeled drive Won’t get lost on a backroad won’t get caught in the snow Private club brews could make you queer for dumpling 5 ladies in a flat bed could do the same you know 5 dollar rabbit get your rest with the wind blowin' find you a bush and hole up real tight on your mark, get set, earth flying as you're goin' shots to the left, better break for the right poor little pointers have the cards stacked against them it hasn't rained in months, noses battered by the dust they've gone down twice on a point that wasn't true but every time they freeze, they’ve still got out trust Who knows what holds them to the last second is it the grass or the fear that grips them so tight You can hear their bones shakin' when they see Huey coming He don't show so often, but he sure shows right The last 5 dollar rabbit waited for the birds to cause commotion out of the bush once they were all flyin' 5 bucks slips away, smiles on our faces at the end of the day if you a'int blastin' you a'int tryin' We should've stayed off the stage and stayed in the country we would've stayed in the field with less moon light just weren’t thinkin’ when we were planning more dogs out at day then patrons out at night 5 1/2 hours is a long way home 6 1/2 hours with the wind and the rain God Bless America, the Storms made it perfect You know next season we'll do it all again |