Ramblin' Jack and Mahan - Guy Clark

Now a Ramblin' Jack Elliot said:

I got these lines in my face

Tryin' to straighten out the wrinkles in my life

When I think of all the fools I’ve been

It抯 a wonder that I’ve sailed this many miles

To which Larry Mahan replied:

He said, «The sweet bird of youth

Was sittin' on my shoulder yesterday

But she’s always changin' partners

And I always knew she’d up and fly away»

Stayin' up all night

In the Driskill Hotel

Ramblin' Jack and Mahan

Was cowboyed all to hell

The room smelled like bulls

The words sound like songs

Now there’s a pair to draw to boys

I would not steer you wrong

So ol' Ramblin' Jack said:

He said, «I recall a time

I set my soul on fire just for show

All it ever taught me was

The more I learn the less I seem to know»

Ol' Mahan crawled out from behind a couch and said:

«Jack, as far as I can see

Mistakes are only horses in disguise

Ain抰 no need to ride 'em over

'cause we could not ride them different if we tried