Waitin On The Sky

Steve Earle

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	I grew up in a military town, Waitin' on the sky to fall.

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	Everybody I knew hangin' around	wonderin' What they'd do when the	Draft Board called.

Lookin' back it musta been a miracle How I ever grew up at all;

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To sing about livin' in a military town	Waitin' on the sky to	fall.

Spent a lonely lifetime rollin' down the line Searchin' for the Holy Grail.

Never once crossed my solitary mind That any such consecrated quest'd fail.

Came upon an ocean and much to my chagrin They told me that ship had sailed.

Walkin' on the water cause I never learned To swin searchin' for the Holy Grail.

Been around enough to know a little bit now And I'm sitting on top of the world.

Wangin' on a guitar while the sun goes down, Singin' a song about a redheaded girl.

Was a time I would have said those days were gone But I'm givin' it another whirl.

Didn't know that I was gonna live this long Now I'm sitting' on top of the world.