Lyrics
I GOT 27 DOLLARS IN MY POCKET
BUT IT TAKES 25 GALLONS TO GET TO YOU
THE GAS MAN HE WON’T GIVE ME ANY CREDIT
SO I GUESS THERE’S JUST ONE THING I’LL HAVE TO DO
I CAN BEG STEAL OR BORROW
BUT THAT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD DO
SO I’LL RUN, WALK, OR STUMBLE
IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO YOU
I TOOK MY MONEY DOWN TO THE GOODWILL
BOUGHT MYSELF A BRAND OLD PAIR OF SHOES
PUT THEM ON AND PULLED OUT MY WALLET
ONLY SEVEN DOLLARS TO GET ME BACK TO YOU
STARTED RUNNING EARLY IN THE MORNING
AND I KEPT THE PACE TILL A QUARTER AFTER TWO
BUT THAT’S WHEN MY BODY TOLD ME CLEARLY
IT WON’T BE EASY TO GET ME BACK TO YOU
RAN ALL DAY, AND WAS EXHAUSTED
SO I STOPPED INTO MIKE'S TO HAVE MYSELF A BREW
BUT THE KEG WAS EMPTY AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED
WILD TURKEY WILL HAVE TO GET ME BACK TO YOU
I TOOK A SHOT, AND THEN ANOTHER
ONLY 10 MORE MILES FROM ME TO YOU
SEVEN SHOTS OF WHISKEY FOR TWENTY DOLLARS
THEN I’LL STUMBLE 10 MORE MILES FROM ME TO YOU
I CRAWLED ALL THE WAY TO YOUR DOORSTEP
AND I DID ALL THE THINGS I SAID I’D DO
BUT THE NEIGHBOR SAID YOU WENT HOME TO YOUR MOTHERS
ANOTHER 100 MILES TO GET ME BACK TO YOU
I CAN BEG STEAL OR BORROW
BUT THAT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD DO
SO I’LL RUN, WALK, OR STUMBLE
IF THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO YOU
IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO GET TO YOU
AH HELL, I'LL GUESS I'LL WAIT...........RIGHT HERE FOR YOU