Story Behind The Song

Great honky tonk east of Baton Rouge

Song Description

Blues man's come back to fame.

Lyrics

END OF THE LINE
Terry Eilers-Kincaid and Mariam
© BMI 2006

HANGIN? OUT EAST OF BATON ROUGE
A PLACE CALLED THE END OF THE LINE
GETTING? STUFFED ON SEAFOOD GUMBO
SNUGGLED UP WITH A JUG OF WINE
BARKEEP SAID THE LEAD SINGER GOT DRUNK
AND JUST FELL OFF THE STAGE
AS SOON AS THEY COULD FIND A REPLACEMENT
THEY?D HAVE MORE MUSIC ON THE WAY

I SAID BUDDY YOU?RE LOOKIN? AT A BLUES MAN
WHO?S A LITTLE DOWN ON HIS LUCK
AND IF YOU COULD SEE FIT, I COULD SURE USE A GIG
MAYBE JUST ENOUGH TO FILL MY TRUCK
HE SAID GO ON OUT AND GET YOUR GUITAR, SON
BUT I?LL BE WARNIN? YOU HERE AND NOW
YOU BETTER BE ABLE TO PLAY THAT THING
CUZ YOU?RE PLAYIN? FOR A COON ASS CROWD

END OF THE LINE, OUT AT THE END OF THE LINE
IT WAS A ONE-NIGHT-STAND, FOR A ONE MAN BAND
WHO HAD NOTHING BUT TIME
END OF THE LINE, OUT AT THE END OF THE LINE
I WAS PLAYIN? THAT MUSIC, THAT THEY WANNA? HEAR
OUT AT THE END OF THE LINE

WE DONE STARTED GETTING? LOTS OF MUSICIANS
DELBERT, C.J. AND MAMMOU
THEY ALL DROP BY TO DO A LITTLE SITTIN? IN
EVERY NIGHT OR TWO
FIRST TIME THE POLICE COME, RIGHT THROUGH THE DOOR
I THOUGHT THEY?D SHUT US DOWN
BUT THEY JUST COME, TO DO A LITTLE DANCIN?
AND THEY?D BROUGHT THE WHOLE DAMN TOWN

END OF THE LINE, OUT AT THE END OF THE LINE
NO MORE ONE-NIGHT-STANDS, FOR THIS SIX-PIECE BAND
OUR NAMES UP THERE ON THE SIGN
END OF THE LINE, OUT AT THE END OF THE LINE
WE?RE PLAYIN? THE MUSIC, THAT THEY WANNA? HEAR
OUT AT THE END OF THE LINE