Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Let 'er Go, artist - Jerry Jeff Walker. Date of issue: 05.07.2006
Song language: English
Let 'er Go |
| Let my mind drift back along the road of life |
| I’ve traveled down so far |
| Started out a dreamer with a suitcase in hand |
| A guitar on my back without a care or a plan |
| A gypsy boy hitchhiking down the road |
| Ah here I go |
| I fell in love at nineteen and |
| I thought the world lay there in her eyes |
| But the kind of life i talked about |
| Was not the kind that she had in mind |
| I was just a skinny kid who played the guitar |
| One day i looked up and she went by in a car |
| Driven by some guy i didn’t know |
| I let 'er go |
| I went down to New Orleans |
| I’d never been to that locale |
| Found some work bartending |
| And I started running with some pals |
| We had guitars and followed babe Stovall around |
| We met some Cajun girls who had just drove into town |
| They said that they were headed for the coast |
| We all said let’s all go |
| We were on life’s adventure now |
| Traveling cross the great southwest |
| When I first saw Texas |
| I thought man this must be the best |
| When I got to LA I just turned it around |
| Their heads are up among the stars |
| There’s cracks in the ground |
| I really couldn’t care less if it blows |
| I said let 'er blow |
| When I got back to Texas |
| I thought man I finally found my place |
| The people are so friendly |
| And they always have a pleasant face |
| The women all are pretty with a wink in their eye |
| The cowboys at the bar are all so polite and shy |
| Except when they ride the bulls at the rodeo |
| They say let 'er go |
| Well I put a band together |
| And we sat around and played songs that i like |
| We sat around and worked them up |
| 'Till I thought we played them all just right |
| The first gig that we ever played |
| I stayed out too long |
| Then we went out and partied |
| And we stayed up 'till dawn |
| The next night at the club I didn’t show |
| The bartender said hey let 'em go |
| I got lucky with some songs |
| And they were hits on the radio |
| Promoters said they needed some gonzo stuff |
| For the country package show |
| The record company said that they were caught by surprise |
| They said you guys are really hard to categorize |
| I don’t think that they ever caught our show |
| They just let us go |
| Well I’ve traveled round the world |
| And sang my songs for people that I’ve met |
| I’ve made a lot of people smile |
| And all in all I still have no regrets |
| I’ve got a family that I love and they love me too |
| I’ve got a band I travel with 'cause that’s what we do |
| And I see how quickly all the years have flown |
| I say let 'em go |
| Last night I sat out on the boat dock |
| And smoked a big cigar |
| And let my mind drift back along the road of life |
| I’ve traveled down so far |
| I thought of all the places I have been in my life |
| And all the places that I have to see 'fore I die |
| I looked over at the boat tied to the dock |
| I said got on and let 'er go |