"On Down The Road"
(Izzy Stradlin)


Cousin Stan's in Houston
Writes about Caroline
Buddy's on the back porch
Drinkin' tea with lime
Me I'm on the outside
Sometimes lookin' in
I get cold when I'm all alone
And the heater can't stop the wind

Brother Kev's in Indy
Brother Joe is too
Me I'm undecided on where I'm gonna go
Guess I should be happy
Bout all that I've been through
I call Roy but the lines engaged, I try callin' Joe K
I guess I can't complain
So good so far now how bout you

On down the road again on down the road
On down the road again on down the road
On down the road again on down the road
And I'm not lookin' back you know

Cousin Mark's in Austin
Writes about Caroline
Buddy's on the back porch
Drinkin' tea with lime
Me I'm on the outside
Sometimes lookin' in
I get cold when I'm all alone
And the heater can't stop the wind
I guess I can't complain
So good so far now how bout you

On down the road again on down the road
On down the road again on down the road
On down the road again on down the road
And I'm not lookin' back you know
And I'm not lookin' back you know
And I'm not lookin' back you know
And I'm not lookin' back you know

"Lot To Learn"
(Izzy Stradlin)


Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
But ya never gonna get it from me
Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
Guess ya bit off more than your piece&

Ya go paranoid
Try'na take my coin
Fuckin' up the deal
Makin' it unreal

Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
But ya never gonna get it from me
Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
Guess ya bit off more than your piece&

Loadin up da scuds
Their pointin' at ya hut
Feel the triggers steel
Push button feel&

Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
But ya never gonna get it from me
Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
Guess ya bit off more than your piece&

Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
But ya never gonna get it from me
Yeah you've got ta lotta learn
Guess ya bit off more than your piece...

"Gone Dead Train"
(Izzy Stradlin)


My engine was pumpin' steam
And I was grindin' at you hard and fast
Burnin' down the rails, tryin' to heat the way
Haulin' ass and ridin' up the track
And laughing at the conductor
Who was tellin' me my coal
It would never last

But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
Ain't no empty cellar
Like a gone dead train

Once was at a time when I could
Mama shave 'em dry
And raise a fever ice-down chill
Waitin' at the station
With a heavy loaded sack
Savin' up and holdin' just to spill
Shootin' my supply through my demon's eye
Instead of holdin' my time, I hope I will

But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
Ain't no empty cellar
Like a gone dead train

Yes it's a dead gone train
I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now
It's a dead gone train
Yes it's a dead gone train
I'm gonna teach it to learn now, now
It's a dean gone train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to learn

There ain't no easy day
When your daily run's a downhill pull
And there ain't no easy way
Wishin' for some jelly roll
There ain't no switch been made
To make your juicy lemon find
A spring to run a dry well full

But then the fire in my boiler
Up and quit before I came
Ain't no empty cellar
Like a gone dead train

Yes it's a dead gone train
I'm gonna teach it to learn
You know it's a dead gone train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn
It's a dean gone train
It's a dean gone train, you gotta learn
It's a dean gone train
Gonna teach it, gonna teach it to burn

"You Betcha"
(Izzy Stradlin)


Pack it up and chuck it in and carry it off
Lock up the door I'm gonna tear em right off
you gotta move....
and I got to move.....
'cause I had enough of you
and all the things you do

Don't need a whiskey, don't need a booze
If I had tequila I would kill you for sure
you gotta move....
and I got to move.....
'cause I had enough of you
and all the things you do

Bye bye you betcha, so long
Bye bye you betcha, don't call
bye bye bye you're gonna hit the wall

You tell your neighbors, you tell your friends
I tell you what, you and me hit the end
you gotta move....
and I got to move.....
'cause I had enough of you
and all the things you do

Bye bye you betcha, so long
Bye bye you betcha, don't call
bye bye bye you're gonna hit the wall

"Good Enough"
(Izzy Stradlin)


Good enough for someday
Good enough for me
Good enough for someone
Good enough ya see

Been lookin for the words ta tell ya what I'd say
I'd have to make them up
and write them down today

Good enough forever
Good until my grave
Good enough for after
Good enough ta save

The nerves are damaged from the blinking
of the strobe, and I'm not one to question
what he done it for

Good enough for something
Good enough for me
Good enough for someone
Good enough ya see

I'm done lookin for the words to tell ya what I'd say
I'd have ta make them up and write them today
Write them down to play
Write them down to say

Good enough for me

"Old Hat"
(Izzy Stradlin)


I don't really need no, no bag o' cocaine
I don't really need no, no fold a smack
Been there and done that, that ain't too clever
I sure don't miss it had enough of that crap

Bank robbers shootin up North Hollywood yeah
Seems like a rerun livin on this town
I go see a movie, try and entertain me
It don't half compare to the shit
that's goin down around here

It's old hat
It's old hat
It's old hat
But I sure do like the sound of that

I don't really need no, no sub machine gun
Your paranoia is getting old
But I wouldn't mind to have myself a bazooka
I'd go play Elvis and blow a hole in my heart
It's old hat
It's old hat
It's old hat
But I sure do like the sound of that
It's old hat
It's old hat
It's old hat
But I sure do like the sound of that

"Here Before You"
(Izzy Stradlin)


Yeah I was here before you
No matter what you do
You think about that first
Yeah I was here before you

All wound up over nothin at all
-you gotta reel yourself back in
You ain't first but ya sure ain't last,
and that's a call that I have seen
You're up front in the second heat,
ya got your head lined up in check

They're getting ready ta start it
They're getting ready ta go

Yeah I was here before you
No matter what you do
You think about that first
Yeah I was here before you

Big talk don't mean a lot
when the final flag comes down
Yeah who's who at the finish line
I'm gonna wear that great big crown
Ya talking bomb, but I'll wait and see
Who's gonna be there, in the end
I'm already started
I'm fired up to go

"Up Jumped The Devil"
(Dawson/Koumis)


Well, I saw you sneaking
Round my neighborhood
I can tell by looking
You're just no good
Scarrier than hell
With your long black hair
When you walk along by
Make a blind man stare

Come into my house
My pig just squeal
Walk into my room

The wallpaper peel
Up jump the devil
When you come around
Soon as you leave
He go back in the ground

Devil's with the pig
And I spit in his eye
When I come around here
Then my cow went dry
My hens won't lay
And my ducks won't quack
Since you brought the devil
Round my chicken shack

Well, you and the devil
Make a terrible pair
Make me jump out
My long underwear
Devil was a laughing
But I ain't afraid
Set the place on fire
Put it out with a spade

Up jump the devil
When you come around
Soon as you leave
He go back in the ground

"Freight Train"
(Izzy Stradlin)


I heard a freight train back on the rail again
I heard a whistle blowin off in the distance
It's hot as hell here, the heat's been growin
It's hot as hell dear, oh well you know it
She's comin offa the rail throwin gravel
in a hell of a wave

I heard a freight train-been haulin hemp again
Yeah smokin on the rails,
yeah I need a head check
It's hot as hell here, feels like it's glowin
It's hot as hell dear, yeah now I'm goin
She comin offa da rail
Throwin gravel in a hell of a wave
Conductor he don't know,
radio the engineer to brake

Here come a freight train haulin the gold away
Another money car yeah in a big way
It's hot as hell here, I can't feel nothin
It's hot as hell dear, well ain't that somethin

She comin over the hill
She comin offa the rail and goin up

"Methanol"
(Izzy Stradlin)


Check your points ignition timing countdown pressure
thirty-four pounds when it's cold
Add more and torque it to its max select
your drive position light a cigarette
and put the lights on bright and then go

Methanol

Fill with gas and let me check your oil and wipe your
window shield top off your water's
Boilin grab a drink ta go empty out your ashtray
and hang your loaded dice up
on your rearview mirror and then go

Methanol

Yeah I got about another lap I'm gonna get him
he's leanin over gonna hit the wall a spinnin
he's rollin over into the corner I'm smellin smoke
I think he's burnin up his motor I pass him up
cause I drove a little smoother