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Dave Alvin
(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)
The man in the bed isnt me
Now I slipped out the door and Im runnin free
Young and wild like Ill always be
No the man in the bed isnt me.
And these tremblin hands, theyre not mine
Now my hands are strong and steady all the time
They can swing a sledge hammer or soothe a baby thats cryin
These trembling hands, theyre not mine.
Now the nurse over there doesnt know
That I aint some helpless old so-and-so
I could have broken her heart not that long ago
Now the nurse over there doesnt know.
That the man in the bed isnt me
Cause I slipped out the door and Im runnin free
Young and wild like Ill always be
The man in the bed isnt me.
Im the man Ive always been
Im the kid who rode the rails through the Great Depression
I fought in the big war and marched for the Union
Im the man Ive always been.
So dont believe what the doctors say
Theyre just makin things up so they can get paid
Yeah, and it aint me theyre talkin about anyway
So dont believe what the doctors say.
Cause the man in the bed isnt me
Well I slipped out the door and Im finally free
Young and wild like Ill always be
No the man in the bed isnt me
No the man in the bed isnt me
No the man in the bed isnt me.