Willie Got There First (feat. Seth Avett & Scott Avett) - Asleep At The Wheel

Someone's always coming around here trailing some new kill Says I seen your picture on a hundred dollar bill And what's a game of chance to you, to him is one of real skill So glad to meet you, Angeles Picking up the ticket shows there's money to be made Go on and lose the gamble that's the history of the trade Did you add up all the cards left to play to zero And sign up with evil, Angeles Don't start me trying now 'Cause I'm all over it, Angeles I could make you satisfied in everything you do All your 'Secret wishes' could right now be coming true And be forever with my poison arms around you No one's gonna fool around with us No one's gonna fool around with us So glad to meet you, Angeles

If you love somebody enough you'll follow wherever they go That's how I got to Memphis, that's how I got to Memphis If you love somebody enough you'll go where your heart wants to go That's how I got to Memphis, that's how I got to Memphis. I know if you'd seen her you'd tell me 'cause you are my friend I've got to find her and find out the trouble she's in And if you tell me she' not here you can follow the trail of her tears That's how I got to Memphis, that's how I got to Memphis. She'd get mad and she used to say that she'd come back to Memphis some day That's how I got to Memphis, that's how I got to Memphis I haven't eaten a bite or slept for three days and nights That's how I got to Memphis, that's how I got to Memphis. I've got to find her and tell her that I love her so I'll never rest till I find out why she had to go So thank you for your precious time, forgive me if I start to cryin' That's how I got to Memphis, that's how I got to Memphis...

When I'm all alone I talk to myself Like I'm talking to you I'm talking to you I lie on the couch And hum a little tune, mm-mm-mm I'm singing to you And I know it'll take a little more time to get through 'Cause I'm so, I'm so in love with you You know I can't control it I'm acting like such a fool And I'm so, I'm so in love with you Here's to wishing and hoping and waiting to hear it from you Let me hear it from you, you, oh If I fall asleep And find you in a dream Lying next to me, next to me I'm holding my breath We're tangled in sheets And I wanna believe I wanna believe But in the morning I'm still waiting for this dream To come true 'Cause I'm so, I'm so in love with you You know I can't control it I'm acting like such a fool And I'm so, I'm so in love with you Here's to wishing and hoping and waiting to hear it from you Let me hear it from you, you, oh Let me hear it from you, you, oh

I grew up with reverence for the red, white, and blue Spoke of God and liberty, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance Learned love of country from my own family Some shivered and prayed, approaching the beaches of Normandy The flag waves high and that's how it should be So many lives given and taken in the name of freedom But the story's complicated and hard to read Pages of the book obscured or torn out completely I am a son of Uncle Sam And I struggle to understand the good and evil But I'm doing the best I can In a place built on stolen land with stolen people Blood in the soil with the cotton and tobacco Blood in the soil with the cotton and tobacco Blood in the soil with the cotton and tobacco A misnamed people and a kidnapped race Laws may change but we can't erase the scars of a nation Of children devalued and disavowed Displaced by greed and the arrogance of Manifest Destiny Short-sighted to say it was a long time ago Not even two lifetimes have passed since the days of Lincoln The sins of Andrew Jackson, the shame of Jim Crow And time moves slow when the tragedies are beyond description I am a son of Uncle Sam And I struggle to understand the good and evil But I'm doing the best I can In a place built on stolen land with stolen people We are more than the sum of our parts All these broken homes and broken hearts God will you keep us wherever we go? Will you forgive us for where we've been? We Americans Blood on the table with the coffee and the sugar Blood on the table with the coffee and the sugar Blood on the table with the coffee and the sugar I've been to every state, and seen shore to shore The still open wounds of the Civil War Watched blind hatred bounce back and forth Seen vile prejudice both in the south and the north And accountability is hard to impose On ghosts of ancestors haunting the halls of our conscience But the path of grace and goodwill is still here For those of us who may be considered among the living I am a son of God and man And I may never understand the good and evil But I dearly love this land Because of, and in spite of, we the people We are more than the sum of our parts All these broken bones and broken hearts God will you keep us wherever we go? Can you forgive us for where we've been? We Americans We Americans Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory Love in our hearts with the pain and the memory

I don't write 'cause I don't think I don't have a need to speak I don't see the bright side, quite as clear Accolades and happy days They don't ever last Stories of courage clouded up with fear In the broom grass, I would l lie Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me From victory, I tried To match eternal light with how I live my life Of course, I was forced to retreat From victory,I accept defeat Waxy green and yellow walls Outside my windows fall Covering the light I thought I'd see Am I sad or am I sick? What's at the root of it? Do I throw my hands and quit? Something tells me, no In the broom grass, I would l lie Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me From victory, I tried To match eternal light with how I live my life Of course, I was forced to retreat From victory, I accept defeat Worries on all sides of my mind In silence, my darkness is denied In the broom grass, I would l lie Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me From victory, I tried To match eternal light with how I live my life Of course, I was forced to retreat And from victory, I accept defeat From victory I accept defeat

If I get murdered in the city Don't go revenging in my name One person dead from such is plenty No need to go get locked away When I leave your arms The things that I think of No need to get over alarmed I'm coming home I wonder which brother is better Which one our parents love the most I sure did get in lots of trouble They seemed to let the other go A tear fell from my father's eyes I wondered what my dad would say He said, "I love you and I'm proud of you both In so many different ways" If I get murdered in the city Go read the letter in my desk Don't bother with all my belongings But pay attention to the list Make sure my sister knows I loved her Make sure my mother knows the same Always remember there was nothing worth sharing Like the love that let us share our name Always remember there was nothing worth sharing Like the love that let us share our name

The clubs were all closed Streets dark and empty There seems a threat Every breath seems to tempt me Live life like we used to For those days we've had But we'll be together In better times Times when we join hands Neighbors and friends Times when the good times Together never end Times when we gather Ties that bind But we'll be together again In better times Friends on the street They all look like Jesse James Mask up at distant They just don't look the same Concerts and parties And football game Virtual everything's Just ain't the same Tired of 2020 Ready to flee Tired of being lonely Yearning to breathe free Remember the rhythm Remember the rhyme 'Cause we'll be together again In better times Friends on the street They all look like Jesse James Mask up at distant They just don't look the same Concerts and parties And football game Virtual everything's Just ain't the same Tired of 2020 Ready to flee Tired of being lonely Yearning to breathe free Remember the rhythm Remember the rhyme 'Cause we'll be together again In better times

I'm like a blind man driving, down both sides of the road I got nine hours behind me, I got nine more to go I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away I got my foot down to the floorboards, I'm in a one care race While my radio is slapping country tunes across my face I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away Well these pretzel sticks at Denny's don't give me much relief I got one eye on the State Patrol, the other eye is asleep I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away With my eyes part open dreaming, about sleeping in my bed Sinking deep into my pillow, till I gently lose my head I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away Oh this coffee just ain't working but I'll try another cup If my baby were here with me she'd know how to keep me up I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away I got all my windows open, got my head out in the wind I got J.C. on my dashboard, just in case I need a friend I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away My head is getting heavy, my eyes are killing me If I don't keep them open, I'll be looking up a tree I'm half asleep at the wheel I'm half asleep at the wheel, but I'm only half a day away

I built my love a house from the bottom to the top Did it all with my hands and the wood I chopped Then the times got rough, we had to sell our home But we kept our love, and we're still going strong That's the way love is That's the place where love lives And the smilin' face That's the place where love lives That's the way love is That's the place where love lives Anywhere you give That's the place where love lives We've had our ups and downs, we yell instead of talk Well, we both ran around in a state of shock Lonely and afraid, we looked inside our hearts Found our love survived shining through the dark That's the way love is That's the place where love lives And the smilin' face That's the place where love lives That's the way love is That's the place where love lives Anywhere you give That's the place where love lives That's the way love is That's the place where love lives And the smilin' face That's the place where love lives That's the way love is That's the place where love lives Anywhere you give That's the place where love lives That's the way love is That's the place where love lives And the smilin' face That's the place where love lives That's the way love is That's the place where love lives Anywhere you give That's the place where love lives

It's 1 a.m., you're callin' You woke me up from my dream Luckily, I was dreamin' of you Tell me 'bout all your problems Baby, just don't cause a scene I'm on my way, I'll be there by 2 You got me doin' 95 in a 45 I can barely open my eyes Oh, I'm... Fallin' asleep at the wheel Fallin' asleep at the wheel Tell me that this isn't real Fallin' asleep at the wheel Fallin' asleep at the wheel Breakfast at your apartment You put somethin' in my tea Next thing I know, I'm dreamin' of you I hear my bossman callin' He was so mad at me I told him, "I will be there by 3" You got me doin' 95 in a 45 I can barely open my eyes Oh, I'm... Fallin' asleep at the wheel Fallin' asleep at the wheel Tell me that this isn't real Fallin' asleep at the wheel Fallin' asleep at the wheel You got me doin' 95 in a 45 I can barely open my eyes Oh, I'm... Fallin' asleep at the wheel 95 in a 45 Fallin' asleep at the wheel I can barely open my eyes Oh, I'm... 'Ma slide on you, shorty Have you up to the mornin' like you workin' the night shift Let me get you in your zone, on some Twilight shit She say she want me to beat it up, no night stick Under covers like the Wayans brothers in White Chicks I can sweat it out, have you tryna spend the night Baby, if your legs ain't shakin', he ain't hit it right I ain't like them other heart breakers, I'm a different type I live life like I ain't afraid to die We can hit Sydney, take a camel ride in Dubai Jet skiin' in New Zealand, that's how we slide Put you in the mile high club, I'm that fly If you want that late night love, I'm that guy Ayy, I'm coolin' with The Rubens, shout out to my jeweler Big O got my neck and wrist drippin' like a scuba Bring a friend, let's make it a love triangle, Bermuda Come and let me teach you somethin', girl, I'll be your tutor, ah Fallin' asleep at the wheel Tell me that this isn't real Fallin' asleep at the wheel Fallin' asleep at the wheel

Bloodhounds shall cruise rendezvous Break curfew new trip ensues You never know Bloodhounds just go Pack backpack up for down the road No change of clothes but change for tolls Pack of No-Doz Rolos and Skoal Old Milwaukee Jolt black coffee Sugar Daddy Rand McNally A pack of Jacks those orange Tic-Tacs Glen Miller tracks roll of Kodak The phantom black stacked Pontiac Hot rod dual quads and in the back Is the beat keeper big ass speaker Jumbo woofer rumble tweeter Dial is turned and there it's stayin' The next day where Stern is playin' You got your Jesus on the dashboard but the Devil's under my hood You're takin' it down to legal I'm pullin' it up to no good God is your co-pilot I let Satan ride shotgun You pay a toll to get to heaven but on the road to hell there's none You got your Jesus on the dashboard but the Devil's under my hood You're takin' it down to legal I'm pullin' it up to no good God is your co-pilot I let Satan ride shotgun You pay a toll to get to heaven but on the road to hell there's none Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel I-95 eight lanes wide Midnight drive take a ride Alongside east coast tide Getting high so am I Bloodshot red eyes from the fumes I consume engine zoom then engine boom Then engine glow erupt and blow And overflow like volcano So far to go but can't turn back though Cheap tobacco cup of black Joe Fuelin' my body jumpstartin' my soul Set my mind on cruise control You got your Jesus on the dashboard but the Devil's under my hood You're takin' it down to legal I'm pullin' it up to no good God is your co-pilot I let Satan ride shotgun You pay a toll to get to heaven but on the road to hell there's none You got your Jesus on the dashboard but the Devil's under my hood You're takin' it down to legal I'm pullin' it up to no good God is your co-pilot I let Satan ride shotgun You pay a toll to get to heaven but on the road to hell there's none Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Two four seven truck stop plaza Turn off headlights turn on hazards 3: 00 A.M. is when I gazed Eyes glazed I'm dazed and then I fade To black now we're back On The Road like Kerouac Down the turnpike high rate of speed Up All Night like Gilbert Gottfried You got your Jesus on the dashboard but the Devil's under my hood You're takin' it down to legal I'm pullin' it up to no good God is your co-pilot I let Satan ride shotgun You pay a toll to get to heaven but on the road to hell there's none You got your Jesus on the dashboard but the Devil's under my hood You're takin' it down to legal I'm pullin' it up to no good God is your co-pilot I let Satan ride shotgun You pay a toll to get to heaven but on the road to hell there's none Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel Get up you're asleep at the wheel