16 Horsepower

16 Horsepower 16 Horsepower Lyrics
1.Haw

Don't let your mind do all your walking
Boy you'll stumble every time
That road i seen the devil stalking
Dealin' only with the dyin'

G'on let the door hitem
Where my hound dog shoulda bittem
Leave him open, leave em there
I don't care

But baby don't look down
Keep your, keep your arms around me

Then he showed me how he caught ya
Like a fish upon the line
Slow reelin' in he brings you closer
Like a poison that takes its time

Roll over little lady
Back and forth and twice around
You're gonna bleed to get away
There ain't no other way round

But baby don't look down
Keep your, keep your arms around me

Hey, hey little baby
There, there little boy
Where, where little angel
Over here my joy

Hey, hey little baby
There, there little girl
Where, where little angel
Over here my pearl

But baby don't look down
Keep your, keep your arms around me


2.South Pennsylvania Waltz

I ain't afraid of your laughin'
Nor afraid of your fist
Come on with it brother
Your sweet betrayal kiss

I ain't a scared of you no more
Nor the scars upon your wrists
These bullets you've been shootin' at me
Yeah, they all fall short an' miss
Oh, brother

Get your boots on boy an' get on out
An' make your leavin' quick
This shack you built is on my land
It's comin' down brick by brick
Oh, brother

Oh my darlin' oh my girl
Again i made you cry
I got a mean man in me
Yeah, i guess that's why
Oh, brother


3.Shametown

I see the world through the eyes of an idiot
Talkin' big white trash (?)
Before the girls an' boys inside of my soul
They take my path (?)
In the mirror there i see my father's face in glass
I know i am not anyone yet too afraid to ask

I will pawn you my watch
Pawn you my chain
Pawn you my new diamond ring
Pawn you my watch
Pawn you my chain
Pawn you yeah most anything

Get your clogs on the floor
Step up step up step up an' do more

Hey little girl is your door still open
The devil still inside
Seen your face he left the place
Took everything inside
Hey by the way i forgot to mention
I let it just slip out
Today is the day of salvation
An' ain't gonna tell no lie

Some through the water
Some through the flood
Some by the fire
But all through his blood
Some through the water
Some through the flood
Some by the bullet
But all through his blood


4.Straight-mouth Stomp

Oh come sit down an' give me your word
That i'll be a man someday an' i'll hurt
These tremblin' (?) around me
This boy that i am
It's up here for thinkin'
And down there for dancin'
Not the other way around

Apples in the summertime
Peaches in the fall
I can't keep the girl i got
I can't keep none at all

Nobody knows how i can swing that sway
How i can creep from the narrow
To the broader way
But i'll do no more talkin'
I'm goin' to town
With my true love's breath upon my neck
And my hands on velvet ground

Apples in the summertime
Peaches in the fall
I can't keep the girl i got
I can't keep none at all (2x)


5.Coal Black Horses

Just as sure as that suns gonna shine
When he comes at his table i will dine

Just as sure as that dog's gonna whine
In my heart no longer will i pine

Just as sure as by evil you are torn
The sky will open up an an angel blow his horn
An down come jesus lookin' so fine
Just as sure as that girl she is mine....
An i say

Hey hey hey it's always forever
Hey hey hey it's never or now

I dug a hole an hollowed it out
Yes an i fell in
Oh lord i'm caught in the cord....
The cord of my own sin

Shoot 'em up cowboy - yeah i got away,
But i been dragin' this chain the whole way.....
An i say

Hey hey hey it's always forever
Hey hey hey it's never or now

Oh yea boys i know an i am certain
In your heart of heart ye all are hurtin'
Oh no no no not that name not to me
It's much too hard to get down on my knees
But just as sure as by evil you are torn
The sky will open up an an angel blow his horn
An down come jesus lookin' so fine
Just as sure as that girl she is mine.....
I say.....


6.I Gotta Gal