Lyrics I Gotta Go - Robert Earl Keen

I Gotta Go

Ain’t got time to shoot the breeze
Got no time to blow
Excuse me, mister, if you please
I gotta go
Born one mornin' on the day of the dead
In a bombed-out bungalow
My momma kissed my cheek and said
«I gotta go»
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go
They put me in an orphanage
West of Tupelo
I told 'em when I burnt that bridge
«I gotta go»
Stole a car, got a gun
Robbed the Hidey-Ho
I left Memphis on the run
I gotta go
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go
Five card stud, deuces wild
Three kings in a row
I turned that diamond deuce and smiled
I gotta go
They tracked my down, took my take
Brother don’t you know
I told them boys, «There's some mistake
«I gotta go»
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go
Cold steel up against my head
They turned the lights down low
«In case you didn’t hear, I said
«'I gotta go'»
«These are your very last words, sir
«Say 'em nice and slow»
My last words on this planet were
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go
I gotta go somewhere
I gotta go
Wastin' time standin' here
I gotta go