Of Some Relation - SotW [Week of 1-9-11]

SotW 1/9:

My Getaway  Bob Rea

I’m going to the rodeo
Now what do you think of that?
I ain’t never growing old
And I ain’t coming back
Got Jesus on the radio
And the devil in my soul
Driving down the center line
All the way to Tupelo

And I thank you for your kindness
What more can I say?
Ever since the moment I arrived
I have planned—my getaway

Someday I’m going fishin’
Gonna catch a great big whale
Then again I might dive in
And touch a mermaid’s tail
There’s fire on the mountain boys
Fire in my soul
I just want to have some fun
Before the fire grows cold

And I thank you for your kindness
What more can I say?
Ever since the moment I arrived
I have planned—my getaway

I should have joined the circus
When I was just a kid
Become a lion tamer instead of all that shit I did
Someone’s got to work the fields
No longer will be me
When every fiber of my being is just screaming to be free—free

And I thank you for your kindness
What more can I say?
Ever since the moment I arrived
I have planned—my getaway