Earl Keen, Robert - Dreadful Selfish Crime Lyrics






Seems like yesterday I was here
Dreamin' my life away and drinkin' beer
Staying up till dawn strummin' on guitars
Sleepin' all day long just like the big rock stars
Barely livin' on money from tip jars

I had a little place just up the block
Had me a French girlfriend I loved the way she talked
We spent our afternoons watchin' the TV
Findin' things to do that we could do for free
When we split up she said you don't do enough for me

I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
I had robbed myself of all my precious time

Had my first gig here in the neighborhood
We had a little band I thought was good
Hocked my old shotgun bought a used P.A.
We got a quart of rum drank it all that day
When the big gig come we were just to drunk to play

I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
I had robbed myself of all my precious time

Sometimes I can't believe those days are gone
Most of my friends back then have moved along
One's in Hollywood one's a millionaire
Some are gone for good some still livin' here
Me I'm just the same lost in a crowd
Lookin' for the rain in a thunder cloud
I have moved around but it don't matter though
One thing I have found there are just two ways to go
It all comes down to livin' fast or dyin' slow

I am guilty of a dreadful selfish crime
I had robbed myself of all my precious time





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  1. T.... S....

    REK is the BEST !!!

  2. V.... M....

    Bob Dylan stint rock

  3. j.... s....

    Looking for the rain in a thunder cloud.,..,..
    Epic

  4. p.... e....

    Magnificent in every way
    This album gets better and better - absolute classic live album

  5. C.... D....

    REK. best album ever

  6. s.... p....

    When the big gig come, we we're just to drunk to play..

  7. s.... p....

    There are 5 assholes guilty of some sorta crime.

  8. B.... P....

    "It all comes down to living fast and dying slow."

    B.... P....

    That's a no shitter!!

  9. C.... ....

    Awesome!

  10. d.... g....

    Look up "Rockabilly", there's his picture, (and maybe Ray Wylie Hubbard)

    d.... g....

    +dan gifford I love REK, but c'mon... Ever heard of Eddie Cochran???

    d.... g....

    It would also be shameful to forget the late great Jerry Reed.

  11. D.... H....

    No. 2 Live Dinner is one of the best albums of all time...period.

    D.... H....

    PERIOD!

    D.... H....

    PERIOD....................................................

  12. L.... H....

    Zero dislikes says more than words can express

  13. P.... W....

    this song defines me as texan. just cause

  14. R.... L....

    Strumming you guitar
    Staying up all night
    Living on Money from Tip Jars
    -A Dreadful Selfish Crime THANKS REK

  15. s.... r....

    I am I am Iam!!!

  16. K.... P....

    iTunes has the entire album

  17. K.... P....

    The lyrics at 4:33 are some of my favorite from any song. "One thing I have found, there are just two ways to go, it all comes down, to living fast or dying slow."

  18. C.... H....

    Wish there was somewhere i could download this somewhere

  19. W.... G....

    one of the best songs writers. anywhere anytime