I Gotta Go

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Ain't got time to shoot the breeze Got no time to blow Excuse me, mister, if you please I gotta go Born one mornin' on the day of the dead In a bombed-out bungalow My momma kissed my cheek and said "I gotta go" [Chorus] I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go [Verse 2] They put me in an orphanage West of Tupelo I told 'em when I burnt that bridge "I gotta go" Stole a car, got a gun Robbed the Hidey-Ho I left Memphis on the run I gotta go [Chorus] I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go [Verse 3] Five card stud, deuces wild Three kings in a row I turned that diamond deuce and smiled I gotta go They tracked my down, took my take Brother don't you know I told them boys, "There's some mistake "I gotta go" [Chorus] I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go [Verse 4] Cold steel up against my head They turned the lights down low "In case you didn't hear, I said "'I gotta go'" "These are your very last words, sir "Say 'em nice and slow" My last words on this planet were [Chorus] I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go [Chorus] I gotta go somewhere I gotta go Wastin' time standin' here I gotta go