Well,
I met this man in a cafe on the
Carolina coast
He was a -soppin' up some
gravy with a piece of fennel toast
His suitcase had stickers from 49 states
And on his feet was a pair of roller skates
He skated to the jukebox,
then he skated to the men's
When he finished up his business,
he came skatin' back again
He caught my eye starin' at his
suitcase and his shoes
He said, friend,
I guess you're wonderin' what I did
He said, you got the time,
I'll just tell you who I am
My name is
Stanley
Durbey, I'm from
Coleman,
Alabama
My daddy was a pauper,
he died drinkin' in a bar
Left me 38 cents in a junkyard car
He said, the day they laid that
hard -time man in his grave
I guess
Coleman,
Alabama hit that steam highway
I step out my right thumb thinkin'
so I'd have some luck
But my
Luke scared away the cars an d the truck
He said I spent two days
without a ride in
Alabama
So I started out a walkin' mate that
mu sic should attend
There diggin' in the dumpster
I ran across these wheels
They flipped my feet just right
and that's my deal
This story sounded logical
but a little bit insane
To myself I said this man
must be touched in the brain
Then without taking time to think,
made my big mistake
I said, how come you ain't made
that aloha state?
He looked at me and said, friend,
I'm broke, but for a dime
I'll give you an answer
that'll satisfy your mind
So I handed him a dollar bill
that lit his hungry eyes
He ordered up more gravy, then replied
I ain't
Je sus, I can't provide the water
I ain't
Jesus, I'm no mir acle performer
I ain't
Je sus
I'm a little short on faith
But if they build a bridge,
I'll escape to the other state
His simple explanation changed
my thinking about the man
I stood up and said, my pleasure
Shook his creepy, softened hand
Now I'm back on the highway,
half the way to
L .A.
Hummin' lines I heard
Danny
Derby say
I ain't
Je sus
I can't go back no more
I ain't
Jesus
I'm a miracle performer
I ain't
Jesus
I'm a little short on faith, but if they build a bridge,
I'll escape to another state.
I ain't
Je sus, I can't go back to water.
I ain't
Jesus, I'm no miracle performer.
I ain't
Jesus, I'm a little short on faith,
but if they build a bridge, I'll escape to another state.
I ain't
Je sus, I can't go back to water.
I ain't
Jesus, I'm no miracle performer.