Sometimes a loser Sometimes a hero This is a lonely captain's story Sword and a pistol by his side Chorus Do Lord oh do remember him Yes, yes
all the freedom I can stand Cold dog soup and rainbow pie Is all it takes to get me by Fool my belly till the day I die Cold dog soup and rainbow
Don't be a stranger If you're looking for a friend If you want an even break You've got to learn to bend You don't have a song If you don't know
Baby don't let em' blow smoke up your dress Don't let em' break your heart Don't start thinkin' that life's a mess You've done just fine so far And
Fort Worth neon shinin' bright Pretty lights red and blue They shut down all the honky tonks tonight Say a prayer or two, if they only knew You
I rolled off the San Francisco mint in 1909 The last one they ever made, you should've seen me shine When I landed on the counter they gave me to a
Forever ain't easy to come by For always ain't never to sure For certain is less than you hoped for For someone it's hard to endure Foresaken must
Chorus The only difference between men and boys Is the size of their feet and the price of their toys Always horsin' around makin' too much noise
From Palo Duro Canyon outside Amarillo Texas The prairie dog town fork of the Red River flows Headed cross the plains along the coast of Oklahoma
Kick your shoes off in the corner mama Tuck the babies all up snug Sis Draper's comin' over, we all gonna cut a rug When you see that lantern swingin
They baptized me one fine day Down at the river's edge All my sins are washed away Like water under the bridge I had a little girl and her eyes
a lone bawlin' calf Lost in a little box canyon Got no companion Lord, don't I know how he feels Up there on the canyon rim Blows a cold coyote
had all the freedom I can stand Cold dog soup and rainbow pie Is all it takes to get me by Fool my belly till the day I die Cold dog soup and rainbow
Traduzione: Guy Clark. Cold Dog Soup.
