Restin’ bones lyrics

Artist  : Primus 
Song : Restin’ bones
 
Came up on a worried man, asked him if he had a
light.
He reached on down, dug in his shoe, figured in
his sock he might.
He asked if he could come and join, at what we
was partakin’ in.
I says,"ol’ soul if you got a match, you
also got yourself a friend".

The smoke drew hard but laid in good, the neon
gave us extra shine.
We passed around a flask of knockando, and a half
litre bottle of wine.
The worried man dropped down to his knees, and
let out with a somber groan.
He looked up to me and when I asked, he
said,"i’m just restin’ my bones".

I looked down at him, and him up at me, then a
smile rose above his chin.
He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me down,
said," listen to me now my friend".
When I was your age I did it all, more than many
men could do,
Now my possessions are the ones I wear on my
back, and this lighter I keep in my shoe.

That’s why I’m restin’ my bones.

I’m restin’ my bones for the times I fell, fell
and hit myself on the ground.
Restin’ my bones for the loneliness, of being the
only genius around.
I’m restin’ my bones for prosperity, in hopes
that it’ll do me some good.
I’m restin’ bones from amphetamines, see they
turned teeth to balsa wood.
I’m restin’ bones for johnny cash, ’cause for me
and mine he’s wearin’ black.
I’ll be restin’ my bones for elvis, I seen him
last week at the track.
If I’m restin’ bones and you come along, just try
and tippy toe on by.
’cause when I’m restin’ bones I hope to sleep,
and maybe slip away and die.