Jerry Jeff Walker: Let 'er go

Last night I sat out on the boat dock and smoked a big cigar Let my mind drift back along the road of life I?ve traveled down so far Started out a dreamer with a suitcase in hand A guitar on my back without a care or a plan A gypsy boy hitchhiking down the road Ah here I go I fell in love at nineteen and I thought the world lay there in her eyes But the kind of life i talked about Was not the kind that she had in mind I was just a skinny kid who played the guitar One day i looked up and she went by in a car Driven by some guy i didn't know I let 'er go I went down to New Orleans, I?d never been to that locale Found some work bartending And I started running with some pals We had guitars and followed babe Stovall around We met some Cajun girls who had just drove into town They said that they were headed for the coast, We all said let's all go We were on life's adventure now, Traveling cross the great southwest When I first saw Texas I thought man this must be the best When I got to LA I just turned it around Their heads are up among the stars, There?s cracks in the ground I really couldn't care less if it blows, I said let 'er blow When I got back to Texas I thought man I finally found my place The people are so friendly And they always have a pleasant face The women all are pretty with a wink in their eye The cowboys at the bar are all so polite and shy Except when they ride the bulls at the rodeo, They say let 'er go Well I put a band together And we sat around and played songs that i like We sat around and worked them up 'Till I thought we played them all just right The first gig that we ever played I stayed out too long Then we went out and partied And we stayed up 'till dawn The next night at the club I didn't show, The bartender said hey let 'em go I got lucky with some songs And they were hits on the radio Promoters said they needed some gonzo stuff For the country package show The record company said that they were caught by surprise They said you guys are really hard to categorize I don't think that they ever caught our show They just let us go Well I?ve traveled round the world And sang my songs for people that I?ve met I?ve made a lot of people smile And all in all I still have no regrets I?ve got a family that I love and they love me too I?ve got a band I travel with 'cause that's what we do And I see how quickly all the years have flown, I say let 'em go Last night I sat out on the boat dock And smoked a big cigar And let my mind drift back along the road of life I?ve traveled down so far I thought of all the places I have been in my life And all the places that I have to see 'fore I die I looked over at the boat tied to the dock, I said got on and let 'er go