Real Thing

I'm sittin' on a sidewalk in Boone

I ain't got nothin' better to do

Mr. S sing a song or two

Now that's amore

I rode 'em 'round here a time or two

Prolly end up downtown before we're through

If you got coal, you got the real thing

Chastang, Atlanta, GA

I went to see the Allman Brothers play

I didn't leave quite the same way

'Cause I was smokin' in a blaze of glory

Freddie rolled up a number and he sent it my way

I sure do love to hear the Brothers play

When you hear that, you hear the real thing

I guess an island drunk is all I am

'Cause I've been sittin' at the bar mixin' black and tans

I can't say nothin' for the shape I'm in

I ain't drunk, I'm just drinkin'

You can ride so high on a plane load of fools

And one day, son, you'll run out of fuel

When you hit ground, son, that's the real thing

You can ride so high on a plane load of fools

And one day, son, you'll run out of fuel

When you hit ground, son, that's the real thing, yeah