Hayes Carll - Wish i hadnt stayed so long

Shooting ^Astars and whiskey bottles all ^Dscattered across the ^Ayard I'd have ^Dstayed back home in ^AHouston if I'd known it'd be this ^Ehard Ah but ^Aas it is I'm busted broke ^Ddown across the ^Abay And I ^Dmight not make De^Acember if we keep carrying on this ^Eway Pretty ^Agirls and deep depressions keep ^Dfalling from the ^Asky I got ^Dall the time in ^Aheaven but no sense to wonder ^Ewhy And the ^Anights have all gone crazy and the ^Dbars have all shut ^Adown One ^Dday I swear I'll ^Ablow it all, pack up, and leave this ^Etown

And some^Dtimes I get so ^Atired of ^Dtelling right from ^Awrong ^AHey, I'm glad I ^Ecame, just wish I ^Dhadn't stayed s^Ao long

Here I ^Aam in Music City, long ^Dnights and neon ^Asigns And I ^Dcan't seem to re^Amember what I came so far to ^Efind Police ^Acars and paper money motel ^Drooms and ciga^Arettes Yeah, they ^Dtell you, you ain't ^Anothin' just in case you might for^Eget I can ^Ahear the country music in the ^Dwindow up a^Above Do they ^Ddo it for the ^Amoney, do they do it for the ^Elove? Bourbon ^Aeyes and stolen pistols seems ^Dall that comes my ^Away I'm gonna ^Dburn down all my ^Abridges, grab a car, and drive ^Eaway

And some^Dtimes I can't ^Abelieve I did ^Dall that for a ^Asong A E D A (solo) Hey, I'm glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long

We could ^Amake Louisiana ^Din two hours' ^Atime We could ^Dpull off of the ^Ahighway by the big casino ^Esign We could ^Atake up all our wishes and ^Dbet 'em all on ^Ablack Hit the ^Dlights of Missis^Asippi with the south wind at our ^Eback

And it's ^Dalways been the ^Asame down ^Devery road I've ^Agone ^AHey, I'm glad I ^Ecame, just wish I ^Dhadn't stayed s^Ao long