Band of steel

Band of steel

Ev'rytime we go out dancin',
Ev'rybody just stops and stares.
I don't mind as long as they don't take her,
And when we get home, you tell me you still care.

I've been with you for so many days now,
Hope it goes on for a long, long time.
One of these days, you might change your ways
An' send me back them cold coal mines.
Well, this song is getting like jimmie rogers,
You know that man he died of t.b.
An' he sang his song as he went along
And nobody even gave him a cup of tea.
The next one was the great, great hank williams,
He sure knew how to moan the blues.
When he came to town, ev'ryone looked around
To see where the drunken fool could be.
They sang out their songs for all you people,
Gave you ev'rything they ever had.
But nobody cares about a dead man
And sending wreaths is something they don't understand.
Well, this song could go on for a long time,
It started as a message to my queen.
She understands why i'm ramblin',
'cause i find it hard to tell her what i mean.

You see, she's sittin' pretty on the phone, now,
Talkin' to someone that i'll never know.
An' if she has to leave to go to phoenix,
I'll understand but i'll never let her go.
So strap my heart with a band of steel,
Lock me up, never let me go.
Well, if i get this sad on a glass of orange juice,
Give me some brandy and i'll show you how it goes.
But they sang out their songs for all you people,
Gave you ev'rything they ever had.
But nobody cares about a dead man
Sendin' wreaths is something they don't understand.
Yoddellaihee-hee-hee-hee....
Yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo-yo.....
1977