Highwaymen - Pick Up the Tempo (acoustic demo) lyrics

Nelson: Some people say It's time to take care of people like me That I'm livin' too fast And they say I can't last much longer Little they see That their thoughts of me as my saviour Little do they know That the beat ought to go a little bit faster So let's pick up the tempo just a little And take it on home (Cowboy.) The singer ain't singin' And the drummer's been draggin' too long Time will take care of itself So just leave time alone Pick up the tempo just a little And take it on home Willie plays the wrong note on the guitar and tells himself it should be a C." Others laugh I'm wild and I'm mean I'm creatin' a scene and I'm gone crazy I'm good and I'm bad I'm happy and I'm sad and I'm lazy I'm quiet and I'm loud And I'm gatherin' a crowd. I like gravy I'm about half off the wall But I learned it all in the Navy (Laughing) Waylon and others join in: Lets pick up the tempo just a little And take it on home. (Yeah.) The singer ain't singin' And the drummer's been draggin' too long Time will take care of itself So just leave time alone Pick up the tempo just a little And take it on home Take it on home