I Gotta Go

Ain't got time to shoot the breeze Got no time to blow Excuse me, mister, if you please I gotta go Born one morn on the day of the dead In a bombed out bungalow My mama kissed me on my cheek and said "I gotta go" I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go They put me in an orphanage West of Tupelo I told 'em when I burnt that bridge I gotta go Stole a car, got a gun Robbed a hidey ho I left Memphis on the run I gotta go I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go Five card stud, deuces wild Three kings in a row I turned that diamond deuce and smiled I gotta go They tracked me down, took my take Brother, don't you know? I told them boys, "There's some mistake I gotta go" I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go Cold steel up against my head They turned the lights down low In case you didn't hear, I said "'I gotta go" "These are your very last words, sir Say 'em nice and slow" My last words on this planet were I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go