Where I Lead Me Alternate version by Townes Van Zandt Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well now where I lead me, I will travel
Ah where I need me, I will call me
Well I'm no fool, I'll be ready, God knows I will be
And in the meantime, make a little money and buy a little mercy
[Verse 2]
Ah met this morning, now she loves me, says she loves me
It must be easy, look around you, all around you
But you see the motion, you're not moving
And you don't know how to hold on
Just play it loose, don't get excited
You know it's gonna pass 'fore long
[Verse 3]
Well one is going, one is staying
Ah and one is silent, one is saying
Ah here's your coat, take care of yourself, I'm sorry you're leaving
And a little sad, you're all I had, will you be returning?
[Verse 4]
Well the boys upstairs, they're getting hungry
You can shout in the wind about how it will be
Or you can clench your fist, and shake your head, head to the country
Well I got no doubt about it friends, that's where they'll find me
[Verse 5]
Well, ask the boys down in the gutter
Ah they won't lie cause you don't matter
Ah the street's just fine if you're good and blind but it ain't where you belong
Roll down your sleeves, pick up your money and carry yourself home
Roll down your sleeves, pick up your money and carry yourself home
Well now where I lead me, I will travel
Ah where I need me, I will call me
Well I'm no fool, I'll be ready, God knows I will be
And in the meantime, make a little money and buy a little mercy
[Verse 2]
Ah met this morning, now she loves me, says she loves me
It must be easy, look around you, all around you
But you see the motion, you're not moving
And you don't know how to hold on
Just play it loose, don't get excited
You know it's gonna pass 'fore long
[Verse 3]
Well one is going, one is staying
Ah and one is silent, one is saying
Ah here's your coat, take care of yourself, I'm sorry you're leaving
And a little sad, you're all I had, will you be returning?
[Verse 4]
Well the boys upstairs, they're getting hungry
You can shout in the wind about how it will be
Or you can clench your fist, and shake your head, head to the country
Well I got no doubt about it friends, that's where they'll find me
[Verse 5]
Well, ask the boys down in the gutter
Ah they won't lie cause you don't matter
Ah the street's just fine if you're good and blind but it ain't where you belong
Roll down your sleeves, pick up your money and carry yourself home
Roll down your sleeves, pick up your money and carry yourself home