Big Smith
Big Smith - Backwater songtekst
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I've gotta leave this country I think I'm goin' crazy Things are gettin' fuzzy The outlook's gettin' hazy I tried to cross the borders I tried to jump the fences I never made it farther than the smelly parts of Kansas Sometimes I feel like a cow led to the slaughter The longer I let myself linger here in this backwater My lover went to Denver She said she got a strong notion And the last time I saw her She was flyin' 'cross the ocean She sent a short sting of letters Stating her position I didn't have the nerve I didn't have the vision She got tired of the rabble, tired of the fodder Tired of pickin' off the leeches livin' in this backwater My great-great-great-great granddad Was a mean slave holder And all the founding fathers Are still sittin' on my shoulder But what does it matter Does it really figure One of my grandpas had a horse he named nigger That horse was healthy up until he bought her But then she took a big long drink out of this backwater You swim upsteam You float downstream The sherrif's on the outskirts Roughin' up the outsiders No one ever blew the whistle On that old dogfighter Then he put 'em in a jailhouse Way below the standard And when they finally sued him he said that he'd been slandered We let that dog suffer when we should have shot her You won't find a merciful gun here in this backwater Everbody's lookin' Searchin' for an answer Some are gettin' gravy Some are gettin' cancer You might go to Heaven You might go to Hell You might go to Wal-Mart or maybe Taco Bell Tear out the wires and throw away the solder You won't find no hotline to God here in this backwater I'll put up the wire If you feed the chickens And I'll chop their heads off If you do the feather pickin' I'll talk to your daddy He's waitin' in the kitchen I'll get his blessing and we can stop this itchin' I'll give you a son if you give me a daughter We'll settle down and raise 'em right here in this backwater