First And...last

(ronnie van zant - rickey medlocke - allen collins)

Wino on the street. drinkin' a bottle of booze
Ain't got nothing to say, yeah. and he don't got much to lose
Times are on his face. blisters on his brain
Wonders who's at fault. knows that he's to blame

Thinks back on his childhood and wonders the reasons why
Why some men have made it rich. why some men have cried
Reached out his hand, lord. for a nickel or a dime
Livin' every day, yeah, for one more taste of wine

Wino, soon you've got to choose
How long must you take abuse
Wino, you wasn't born to lose
Sweet wine is making you a fool

Wino on the street. drinkin' a bottle of booze
Ain't got nothing to say, yeah. and he don't got much to lose
I want to help him out with his troubles and woes
I guess he's a happy young man. god in heaven only knows

Wino, soon you've got to choose
How long must you take abuse
Wino, you wasn't born to lose
Sweet wine is making you a fool

Yonder come a man, now this i know
Now you better find some place to go
Yonder come a man to take you downtown
He don't want you hanging around

(rickey medlocke)

White dove sittin' on a blackberry bush
Is there any questioning why
Tell me what heaven you're bound for today
Feel just like i could cry
Feel just like i could cry

Little squirrel sitting on a flat, slanted rock
Wodering where the winter meal is coming from
Tired of fighting for it, gonna lay down my gun
Just know that my work is done
Just know that my work is done

Little boy blue now come blow your horn
No more of the sheep is around
Said i'm tired of fighting, gonna lay down my gun
Just know that my work is done
Just know that my work is done
Just know that my work is done
Just know that my work is done

(gary rossington - ronnie van zant)

Like a restless leaf in the autumn breeze
Once i was a tumblin' weed
Like a rollin' stone, cold and all alone
Living for the day my train would come
I never cared for school or any golden rules
Papa used to always say i was a useless fool
So i left my home to show them thay was wrong
And headed out on the road singing my song
Then one sunny day. the man, he looked my way
And everything that i dreamed of, it was real
Money, girls and cars; and big long cigars
And i caught the first plane home so papa would see

When i went home to show 'em they was wrong
All that i found was two tombstones
Somebody tell me please was i right or wrong
Oh, such a sad song
First i got lost, then i got found
But the ones that i love are in the ground
Papa i only wish you could see me now
Take a listen papa
Whoo, i learnt how to play my guitar
Gonna be a superstar

First i got lost, then i got found
The ones i love are in the ground
Won't you tell me please was i right or wrong

If there's any way you can hear what i say
Papa, i never meant to do you wrong
All the money, girls and cars. and all the words and all the cigars
Papa, i just want you to know they couldn't take your place

When i went home to show 'em they was wrong
All that i found was two tombstones
Somebody tell me please was i right or wrong
Oh, such a sad song
First i got lost, then i got found
But the ones that i love are in the ground
Somebody tell me please was i right or wrong

(rickey medlocke - ronnie vanzant)

Well, just keep on runnin' mama, 'till you can't run no more
You no your sister told your mama 'bout the boy next door
Well, i see your sugar daddy comin' around the corner
I wonder if he knows your the preacher's daughter, oh no

Well, i seen you through your window, baby, many times before
Yeah there's a hundred different lovers knockin' on your back door
Well, i see your sugar daddy comin' around the corner
I wonder if he knows your the preacher's daughter, oh no

Well, keep on runnin' mama, 'till you can't get no ?
You're just a no good woman lord, i ain't lyin'
Well, i see your sugar daddy comin' around the corner
I wonder if he knows your the preacher's daughter, oh no

And i'm takin' about the preacher's daughter
Doin' what she hadn't oughta
Gettin' on down
With every stud in town

(gary rossington - ronnie van zant)

Have you ever lived down in the ghetto
Have you ever felt the cold wind blow
If you don't know what i mean
Won't you stand up and scream
'cause there's things goin' on that you don't know

Ask them why they spend lives across the ocean
Ask them why they spend millions on the moon
Well, untill they make things right
Lots of people gonna be uptight
They better make some changes pretty soon

They gonna ruin the air that we breathe y'all
They gonna ruin us all bye and bye
Telling all you beware
I don't think they really care
Think they just sit up there and just get high

Have you ever lived down in the ghetto
Have you ever felt the cold wind blow
If you don't know what i mean
Won't you stand up and scream
'cause there's things goin' on that you don't know

If you don't know what i mean
Won't you stand up and scream
'cause there's things goin' on that you don't know