G D A G D (X2)

Back in 1953
We stole a car old Merle And Me
Never thinking wed be put in jail.
You might say that we were green
I was barely seventeen
When they put those bars between old Merle And Me.

Late one night we hit the wall
Twenty feet we had to fall
To the ground where we could craw into the weeds.
Waiting for that shotgun blast
Never thinking we could last
We sure had to grow up fast, old Merle And Me.

Chorus:
We were young and crazy then
It was easy to pretend
Acting like wed never been in reform school.
Looking danger in the eye
Walking with our heads held high
We were not afraid to die, old Merle And Me.

We were living by the gun
Never caring what wed done
Swearing it was all just fun and games you know.
We would die and go to hell
Before we broke our vow to tell

How we escaped that prison cell, old Merle And Me.

How was Merle or Me to know
We would end up on death row
Waiting for our turn in the electric chair.
Shot down in a grocery store
We got busted at the door
Praying wasn’t easy for, old Merle And Me.

Chorus:

G D A G D (X2)

David Allan Coe – Another Pretty Country Song
Capo 1

I bought this rhinestone suit in California
These boots came all the way from Mexico
This Cadillac ain’t nothin’ son
You ought to see the greyhound
I bought to take my band from show to show
Seen my face a thousand times on TV
And heard me on your local radio
And in your eyes I see the admiration there for me
But son there’s something that ought to know.

Well I’ve got to take a drink to keep from shakin’
Motel rooms ain’t nothin like a home
Money can’t make love grow any stronger
When you leave your woman home alone
She can’t raise the children with no daddy
She can’t love a man that’s always gone
It takes a whole lot more than pride
To keep your feelings locked inside
While you sing Another Pretty Country Song.

I’ve seen your face a thousand times on TV
I’ve heard you on my local radio.

It’s true I took some pills to stay awake son
And this diamond ring I wear is just for show
I’ve got a little cabin in the country
When I’m not on the road that’s where I go
Try and put my feelings down on paper

Right or wrong the show has to go on
I can cry deep down inside and keep on smilin’
While I sing Another Pretty Country Song
But I’ve got to take a drink to keep from shakin’.