Lyrics

OL' BENT WHISKERS
© Johnnie Lawson 2008


I GOT ONE LAZY EYE THAT GOES WITH A LAZY DISPOSITION
AND A VOICE THAT GOES FROM MELLOW TO A WHISPER
SHORT GRAY HAIR ATOP MY SKULL AND WITH THE MUSTACHE, BEARD AND ALL
FOLKS 'ROUND HERE JUST TEND TO CALL ME OL' BENT WHISKERS

I PLAY COUNTRY WESTERN MUSIC AND A LITTLE ROCK n ROLL
50s/60s KIND 'CAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY ONES I KNOW
AND I WRITE SONGS THAT I'VE LIVED THROUGH
AND I WRITE SONGS THAT BEND THE TRUTH
BUT, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE SECRET BETWEEN ME AND YOU

IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO MY MIRROR
AND SEE DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL
YOU'D SEE A MAN WHO'S WALKED THE WALK
AND LIVED THE STORIES THAT HE'S TOLD
I'VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK A TIME OR TWO
AND GOT A LOT OF THINGS I WISHED FOR
AND I GUESS THE NAME JUST SAYS IT ALL
THEY CALL ME OL' BENT WHISKERS

I FEEL THE ROUGHNESS OF THE STRINGS ON MY OLD FLATTOP GUITAR
AND I TASTE THE FUMES THAT SWIRL AROUND THE WALLS OF THIS OLD BAR
AND IF YOU LOOK INTO MY EYES YOU'LL SEE A SPARK OF UNDERSTANDING
AND I'LL SURVIVE NO MATTER WHAT LIFE HAS TO HAND ME

IF YOU COULD WALK ALONG BESIDE ME
AND HEAR THE RYTHYM OF MY SOUL
YOU'D KNOW A MAN WHO'S WALKED THE WALK
AND LIVED THE STORIES THAT HE'S TOLD
I'VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK A TIME OR TWO
AND MADE A LOT OF FOOLISH WISHES
AND I GUESS THE NAME JUST SAYS IT ALL
(WHEN) THEY CALL ME OL' BENT WHISKERS