I Keep Going/Hard Bargain

Lyrics

It was a time for feelin' out things I was lookin' for a line On a better way to spend a little time I was watchin' a movie, a late-night show Tryin' not to close my eyes Me and Errol Flynn waitin' for the sun to rise You always said we never made it You put my heart on trial You took to my face, never to my style Well, I've been washin' your memory Down with a drink Watchin' muddy water flow Down my windowpane into the Gulf of Mexico Into Mexico And all the while, her eyes were laughin' When you leave her, better count your change Every word was so familiar You know that every one was strange But I keep goin', never knowin' I keep goin', never knowin' Lord, I keep goin', never knowin', knowin' I keep goin', never knowin' I keep goin', never knowin', knowin' I keep goin' I was goin' through Carolina Ran into a girl by the name of Dinah Though my head knew she was a minor My heart didn't give a damn We went to the double feature When her old man tried to reach her He had a shotgun and a preacher They was makin' up a weddin' plan And it was alarmin' I said, "Can we make a deal?" He drove a hard bargain (Oh, my Lord!) He was a man of law and order She was his one and only daughter For a dollar and a quarter I became a family man Yes, I did And it was alarmin' I said, "Can we make a deal?" He drove a hard bargain You drive a hard bargain Yes, you do You drive, you drive a hard bargain Yeah, yeah You drive a hard bargain You drive a hard bargain Come on, [?] You drive a hard bargain