The River and the Road - OLD BEN lyrics

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I heard old Ben went out again

got himself a hit of that old cocaine

made him melt like the sugar in the rain

and he'll never be the same

He says that powder’s got a mighty kick

it’ll make him strong and it’ll make him quick

but i don’t think that Old Ben can see

that the slope’s getting slippery

Was he feeling swallowed up

was he running out of luck

were his dreams not big enough

I’ve seen those boys on the side of the street

with their cocaine eyes and their cocaine teeth

but that don’t mean that Ben’s gotta be

one of those men singing to me

So lend me the whiskey and lend me the gin

a warm bed and somewhere to settle in

I’ll write a song about an old friend

and the trouble he’s getting in

Was he feeling swallowed up

was he running out of luck

were his dreams not big enough

I heard old Ben passed out again

got himself hit by that southbound train

they buried him in the February rain

and nobody ever came

Was he feeling swallowed up

was he running out of luck

were his dreams not big enough

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