$15 Draw

By Sorrells Pickard

Oooh...one, two...

Mama, i guess you have stood and cursed
The day i found that old guitar.
When uncle harry died,
The one we found in the boot of his old car.
I remember how my little fingers blistered
When i tried to learn to play,
I bet you never dreamed that old guitar
Would put me where i am today.

Yes, it`s been a lot of years,
I guess it`s been an interesting life.
No, mam, i never found another woman
That i wanted for a wife.
I guess the first time showed us
That i wasn`t the domesticated kind,
But i don`t blame her for getting tired
Of living from a suitcase all the time.

Yes, i know sometimes it looks
Like i`ve just simply thrown my life away.
I just always figured that if i hung on,
I`d make it big some day.
I guess it takes a special breed
To live this life and think the way i do,
But you`ll be glad to hear that any more
I ain`t near as bad to drink.

How is tommy doing with the business
Now that daddy`s passed away?
I`m sure daddy always knew that tom
Would be the one to take his place.
And when he tried to lecture me,
I`d sit and pick and sing and let him nag,
But way down deep inside i think
He always knew that hardware ain`t my bag.

We open monday night in bolton city
For another two week stand,
I wish there was some way that you and tom
Could come and hear my band.
Wish i had the time to tell you `bout the
Places that i`ve been, the things i saw.
And i`ll send the fifteen dollars soon
As i get to the club and make a draw.

When you`re hot, you`re hot there...
Ah, i mean, ah, when...what is...
When you`re hot, you`re hot, yeah, okay...
Mm-mm
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!
All right.
Ho!

I`ve got my dog and he`s real mean!