Endangered Species

(allen collins - ronnie vanzant)

I recall when i used to come home never had a dime
But lord i always had a good time
And i recall drinkin' wine with one of my friends
Lord, i can't go back again

(chorus)
Am i losin' my own way back home
Am i losin' a good friend that i've known
Am i losin' won't you tell me how i've sinned
Why am i losin one of my bets friends


And i recall this friend of mine i knew so well
It goes to show lord you just can't tell
Now my friend won't talk to me let me tell you why
He thinks i 've changed because of a dollar sign
(chorus)

And its so strange when you get just a little money
Your so called friends want to act just a little funny
They'll blame you

But i'm not the one that's here to blame
Its you my friend that's really changed
Its a shame, such a shame
Am i losin' once again

Why these things happen, lord i don't understand
But lord it can sure hurt a man
Why my friend won't take me as i am
'cause your friend lord is the most important thing

(chorus)

(ed king - ronnie vanzant)

Well, billy joe told me ,well everything's lookin' fine
He got the place all secure, got the icebox full of wine
He said, now hurry on all and don't be late
I got three lovely ladies who just won't wait
We'll do some down south jukin', lookin' for some peace of mind

Now put your sunday pants, lets get out on the road
We've been workin' all week and i think its time we let go
We got three fine mamas sitting all alone
Gonna sip our wine, gonna get it on
And do some down south jukin, lookin' for some peace of mind

Well, come monday morning we'll be headed out to the the field
We'll be doin' everything for papa and ol' uncle bill
Well, come friday night we'll be headed to town
Tryin' to pick up any woman hanging around
And do some down south jukin', lookin' for some peace of mind
And do some down south jukin', lookin' for some peace of mind
And do some down south jukin', lookin' for a peace of mind

(ed king -mike estes)

I ain't the son of the seventh son, black cats won't cross my path
Good luck comes i just watch it run and it sure does run out fast
I wasn't born under no bad sign, but it was friday the 13th
East, west, no, yes
Hot, cold, tell you this
Ain't nothin' in between
Its either good luck -- i'm the last to get it
Bad luck -- i'm the first
When its good, ain't nothin' better
When its bad, ain't nothin' worse

Well life can be a little hard sometimes, you do what you gotta do
A lot depends on the luck a man has and the cards that's been dealt to you
I'd fold this hand if i could or at least take a card or two
I been around
Had my ups and downs
Tell me does it sound little like you
Good luck -- i'm the last to get it
Bad luck -- i'm the first
When its good, ain't nothin' better
When its bad, ain't nothin' worse

Its either good luck -- i'm the last to get it
Bad luck -- i'm the first
When its good, ain't nothin' better
When its bad, ain't nothin' worse

Its either good luck -- i'm the last to get it
Bad luck -- i'm the first
When its good, ain't nothin' better
When its bad, ain't nothin' worse
Good luck, bad luck

(gary rossington, johnnyvan-zant, robert johnson, michael lunn)

There's a grey horse standin' still
As a soldier climbs in the saddle for one last ride
As the rain pours off his hat
You can see the shadows of the past written in his eyes

Now the cannons are silent
His friends are all gone
Gotta put it all behind him
If he ever wants to find his way home
He's the last rebel on the road

Just a boy with his old guitar
Keeps to himself but everybody takes him wrong
But he carries on
Got a dream that will never die
Can't change him, no use in stayin' where you don't belong

Now he's rollin' down the highway
Gone too far too fast
No one will ever find him, he'll never look back

(chorus)
'cause he's the last rebel
And he's all alone
He's the last rebel
His friends are all gone
He's the last rebel
The last rebel on the road

There'll never be another like him
He's the last of a dying breed
Ain't no use in tryin' to tame him
'cause he's the last rebel

(repeat chorus)

(ed king - ronnie vanzant)

Two feets they come a creepin'
Like a black cat do
And two bodies are lyin' naked
Creeper think he got nothin' to lose
So he creeps into this house, yeah
And unlocks the door
And while a man reaching for his trousers
Shoots him full of .38 holes

(chorus)
Its a saturday night special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold
Ain't no good for nothin'
But put a man six feet in a hole

Big jim's been drinkin' whiskey
And playing poker on a losin' night
Pretty soon, big jim starts a thinkin'
Somebody been cheatin' and lyin'
So big jim commences to fightin'
I wouldn't tell you no lie
And big jim done grab his pistol
Shot his friend right between the eyes

(chorus)

Hand guns are made for killin'
Ain't no good for nothin' else
And if you like your whiskey
You might even shoot yourself
So why don't we dump 'em people
To the bottom of the sea
Before some fool come around here
Wanna shoot either you or me

(ed king - ronnie vanzant)

Daddy was a cajun, raised on southern land
And so my kinfolks tell me, was a street-fightin' man.
Well, they rushed him down to see the doctor
"hey doctor, won't you check his head?"
The only thing that was wrong with him
Was johnny walker's red
He drank ole poison whisky
'til it killed him dead.

It happened back in the bayou many years ago
Satan came to take him and he did it real slow
Well, they rushed him back to see the doctor
The doctor just shook his head,
"twenty years of rotgut whisky
Done killed the poor man dead."
He drank ole poison whisky
'til it killed him dead.

Take a tip from me, people... brothers can't you see
Ain't no future in ole poison whisky.
They're gonna rush you down to see the doctor,
The doctor's gonna shake his head.
The only thing he's gonna tell ya
"stop drinkin' johnny walker's red
Don't drink poison whisky, don't you drink it boy.

(gary rossington - dale krantz rossington - johnny vanzant)

Well, there's a devil in the bottle, staring straight at me
Daring me to reach out, but i know he's testing me
If i take just one sip, i become that devil's son
Act a fool, sell my soul before god and everyone
Oh lord, i know, i only hurt the ones i love

I'm walkin' down this dead end road, all alone and by myself
Wish i could blame the whiskey, but i can only blame myself
Running out of chances, and lord that's such a crime
I got to find the answer before i lose my mind
Oh lord its a cryin shame, oh lord i've caused so much pain
I only hurt the ones i love

There's a devil in a bottle that just won't let me be
So many times i've been hurtin' my soul and family
But i got free on the day i fought the
Devil in the bottle

The next time that ol' devil tries to get the best of me
I'll smash that bottle against the wall and know i'm finally free
There's a devil in a bottle that just won't let me be
There's so many times i let him hurt me
I got free the day i fought the
Devil in the bottle
Devil in the bottle
Devil in the bottle