Restin' bones

He asked if he could come and join, at what we was partakin' in.
I says,"Ol' soul if you got a match, you also got yourself a friend".
The smoke drew hard but laid in good, the neon gave us extra shine.
We passed around a flask of Knockando, and a half litre bottle of wine.
The worried man dropped down to his knees, and let out with a somber
groan.
He looked up to me and when I asked, he said,"I'm just restin' my bones".
I looked down at him, and him up at me, then a smile rose above his
chin.
He grabbed me by the arm and pulled me down, said," Listen to me now
my friend".
When I was your age I did it all, more than many men could do,
now my possessions are the ones I wear on my back, and this lighter
I keep in my shoe.
That's why I'm restin' my bones.
I'm restin' my bones for the times I fell, fell and hit myself on the
ground.
Restin' my bones for the loneliness, of being the only genius around.
I'm restin' my bones for prosperity, in hopes that it'll do me some
good.
I'm restin' bones from amphetamines, see they turned teeth to balsa
wood.
I'm restin' bones for Johnny Cash, 'cause for me and mine he's wearin'
black.
I'll be restin' my bones for Elvis, I seen him last week at the track.
If I'm restin' bones and you come along, just try and tippy toe on
by.