I Keep Going/Hard Bargain

It was a time for feeling out things

I was looking for a line

On a better way

To spend a little time

I was watching a movie

A late night show

Trying not to close my eyes

Me and Aero Thin

Waiting for the sun to rise

You always said we never made it

You put my heart on trial

You took to my face

Never to my style

Well, I've been washing your memory

Down with a drink

Watching muddy water flow

Down my window pane

Into the Gulf of Mexico

Into Mexico

And all the while your eyes were laughing

When you leave her, better count your change

Every word was so familiar

You know that everyone was strange

But I keep going

Never knowing

I keep going

Never knowing

Lord, I keep going

Never knowing, knowing

I keep going

Never knowing

I keep going

Never knowing, knowing

I keep going

I was going through Carolina

Ran into a girl by the name of Dinah

Though my head knew she was a minor

My heart didn't give a damn

Went to the double feature

When an old man tried to reach her

He had a shotgun and a preacher

They was making off with her, yeah

And it was an A and R man

I said, "Can we make a deal?"

He drove a hard bargain (Oh my Lord)

He was a man of law and order

She was his one and only daughter

For a dollar and a quarter

I became a family man, yes I did

And it was an A and R man

I said, "Can we make a deal?"

He drove a hard bargain

Ooh

You drive a hard bargain to get you through

You drive, drive a hard bargain

Yeah, yeah, you drive a hard bargain

You drive a hard bargain

Come on, come on, yeah

Drive a hard bargain