Bag Of Bones
by Guy Clark
From the album: The Dark
Track 8 of 12 on The Dark (2002).
Duration: 3:28
Lyrics for Bag Of Bones
He said his hip talks to him when it's ready to rain He's had a little nip and he's feelin' no pain When he gets like this he feels like talkin' He said he took some shrapnel at the Bay of Pigs He lost two fingers on a gulf oil rig Oh, you gotta watch him he'll take off walkin' Some folks say he's lost his mind, but he's just runnin' out of time He said this ol' Bag of Bones ain't really me There's a lot more standin' here than what you see He said my back is bendin' low but my spirit's flyin' free This ol' Bag of Bones ain't really me He said I live each day like its my last Time won't keep it goes so fast You better do the best you can do He said life's a tune you whistle in the dark When you get it right you get a little spark And the sun comes up and it all dawns on you He said this ol' Bag of Bones ain't really me There's a lot more standin' here than what you see He said my back is bendin' low but my spirit's flyin' free This ol' Bag of Bones ain't really me My back is bendin' low but my spirit's flyin' free Well this ol' Bag of Bones ain't really me Ah, this ol' Bag of Bones ain't really me