Ain’t no goldfish

Verse 1
I wa-a-andered ‘cross that gator land
Floridaaa
Jus’ dri-i-ftin’ slow, no place to be
Waitin’ on that big ol’ sun to fa-a-all
Ain’t even thought ‘bout makin’ no wish

Chorus
Ain’t no-o goldfish in these swa-a-amps
No three-e wishes, no cheap parlor tricks
Jus’ me-e and all my crazy thoughts
An’ may-y-ybe, just maybe, one lone star still listenin’

Verse 2
Some old Cre-o-le lady caught my eye
Gave me a nod, said come on by
Handed me beans, real slow-cooked, thick
Said stay the night, if ya feel like it

Verse 3
Sun come up, rubbed my eyes
Ma-a-an, I swear, somethin’ ain’t right
That da-a-awn was risin’ from the wro-o-ng damn side
The shack, the woman—poof! Just go-o-one
Yeeeah, just gone

Chorus
Ain’t no-o goldfish in these swa-a-amps
No three-e wishes, no cheap parlor tricks
Jus’ me-e and all my crazy thoughts
An’ may-y-ybe, just maybe, one lone star still listenin’

Verse 4
Some fool took my lucky boots
My ol’ leather jacket’s been torn clean through
But, hell, I ain’t got time to care
Jus’ keep on walkin’, keep on mo-o-vin’ on

Verse 5
I hear Mari-a-a-anne Faithfull hummin’
Singin’ Ballad of Lucy Jordan soft an’ low
Still got my eye out for a go-o-oldfish
Jus’ one li-i-ttle wish—yeah, that’d do it
But…

Chorus
Ain’t no-o goldfish in these swa-a-amps
No three-e wishes, no cheap parlor tricks
Jus’ me-e and all my crazy thoughts
An’ may-y-ybe, just maybe, one lone star still listenin’