Walkin' Man Blues

Got this devil on my shoulder,
whisp'rin' in my ear,
tells me all the truths
ain't no one wants to hear.
Got an angel in my heart
singin' to my brain,
tellin' me I oughta
turn these feet toward home again

But I gotta keep on walkin'
into the settin' sun,
laughin', singin', whiskey drinkin',
until my day is done.

Got my spirit on my sleeve,
laughin' at the road
that stretches on forever
to places I'll never know.
Got holes inside my shoes
lettin' in the rain,
sayin' ain't it time
we took a rest again?

Nah, I'll je's keep on walkin'
into the settin' sun,
laughin', singin', whiskey drinkin',
until my day is done.

Yeah I gotta keep on walkin',
there's things I gotta do,
got things I gotta find
to help me carry through.
Got no arms to hold me
when night come fallin' fast,
an' the ghosts of all my sorrows
come screamin' out my past.

So I'll jes' keep on walkin',
into the settin' sun,
laughin', singin', whiskey drinkin',
until my day is done.

Got myself, an' no one else
to soothe these achin' bones,
got none to sing my funral march
when I am dead an' gone.
Got a cigarette, an' a slug o' scotch
with Lady Luck in tow
an' a few odd bucks, I know ain't much,
but I always spend it slow.

So I'll jes' keep on walkin',
into the settin' sun,
laughin, singin', whiskey drinkin',
until my day is done.
Yeah I'll jes' keep on walkin'
into the settin' sun,
dreamin' up these songs o' mine
to help me pass the time,
an' nothin' here will stop my song
until my day is done,
yeah 'till my day is done.