The Steel Wheels - Waters Edge Lyrics
My mama said I was born to be happy so I grabbed my shoes and a brown bag sackWent on down to main street town and I don’t know if I’m ever coming backAmerica sits w/ freedom ringing, the car horns stop the children singingI ask a question slow and true what my friend does it mean to you?The preacher glazed me the poet praised me ceo just called me lazyThe judge and jury would not be bothered and the pretty girls all ran and holleredThe beggerman told me to go and gypsy nelly stole the show, she saidgo on down to the waters edge jump on in with your shoes of leadMama o mama it was out by the waters edgeRan on down to the waters edge and I contemplated what she saidI didn’t have no shoes of lead but I jumped on in to clear my headI was swimming I was ***** I was hungry I was hatedI could go to any town or I could stay right here and drownMama o mama it was out by the waters edgeThank you nelly thank you gypsy you sent me to die but I’m feeling tipsyAll my spirit has woke up with a taste from that holy cupNot religion not the bottle but a holy woman got my throttleOpen me wide and open me free right there I saw my queenMama o mama she was out by the waters edgeLet me tell you loud and clear what I saw when she appearedA band of scraggled tramps and vagrants singing songs about living in a basementHoly water like the mother shine be my branches be my vineTake my body take my soul rock me sweet and let me rollMama o mama it was out by the waters edgeMy mama told me I was born to be happy so I grabbed my shoes and a brownbag sack.
