By townes van zandt
I stood in line and left my name
took about six hours or so
well, the man just grinned like it was all a game
said theyand'd let me know
i put in my time till the pocono line
shut down two years ago
i was staying at the mission till i met marie
now i canand't stay there no more
fella and'cross town said heand's lookinand' for a man
to move some old cars around
maybe me and marie could find a burned-out
van and do a little settlinand' down
aw, but iand'm just dreaminand', i ainand't got no ride
and the junkyardand's a pretty good ways
that joband's about a half week old besides
itand'd be gone now anyway
unemployment said i got no more checks
and they showed me to the hall
my brother died in georgia some time ago
i got no one left to call
summer wasnand't bad below the bridge
a little short on food thatand's all
now i gotta get marie some kind of coat
weand're headed down into fall
i used to play the mouth harp pretty good
hustled up a little dough
but i got drunk and i woke up rolled
a couple of months ago
they got my harp and they got my dollar
them low life so and soand's
harps cost money and i ainand't got it
itand's my own fault i suppose
the poconoand's down but the chesapeakand's runninand'
two freights everyday
if it was just me iand'd be headed south
but marie canand't catch no train
sheand's got some pain and she thinks itand's a baby,
says we gotta wait and see
in my heart i know itand's a little boy
hope he donand't end up like me
well, the manand's still grinninand' says he lost my file
i gotta stand in line again
i want to kill him but i just say no
i had enough of that line my friend
i head back to the bridge, its getting kinda cold
iand'm feelinand' too low down to lie
i guess iand'll just tell marie the truth
hope she donand't break down and cry
marie she didnand't wake up this morning
she didnand't even try
she just rolled over and went to heaven
my little boy safe inside
i laid them in the sun where somebodyand'd find them
caught a chesapeak on the fly
marie will know iand'm headed south
soand's to meet me by and by
marie will know iand'm headed south
so to meet me by and by
