Endangered Species

(allen collins - ronnie vanzant)

I recall when i used to come home never had a dime
But lord i always had a good time
And i recall drinkin' wine with one of my friends
Lord, i can't go back again

(chorus)
Am i losin' my own way back home
Am i losin' a good friend that i've known
Am i losin' won't you tell me how i've sinned
Why am i losin one of my bets friends


And i recall this friend of mine i knew so well
It goes to show lord you just can't tell
Now my friend won't talk to me let me tell you why
He thinks i 've changed because of a dollar sign
(chorus)

And its so strange when you get just a little money
Your so called friends want to act just a little funny
They'll blame you

But i'm not the one that's here to blame
Its you my friend that's really changed
Its a shame, such a shame
Am i losin' once again

Why these things happen, lord i don't understand
But lord it can sure hurt a man
Why my friend won't take me as i am
'cause your friend lord is the most important thing

(chorus)

(ed king - ronnie vanzant)

Well, billy joe told me ,well everything's lookin' fine
He got the place all secure, got the icebox full of wine
He said, now hurry on all and don't be late
I got three lovely ladies who just won't wait
We'll do some down south jukin', lookin' for some peace of mind

Now put your sunday pants, lets get out on the road
We've been workin' all week and i think its time we let go
We got three fine mamas sitting all alone
Gonna sip our wine, gonna get it on
And do some down south jukin, lookin' for some peace of mind

Well, come monday morning we'll be headed out to the the field
We'll be doin' everything for papa and ol' uncle bill
Well, come friday night we'll be headed to town
Tryin' to pick up any woman hanging around
And do some down south jukin', lookin' for some peace of mind
And do some down south jukin', lookin' for some peace of mind
And do some down south jukin', lookin' for a peace of mind

(gary rossington - ed king - johnny van zant - mike estes)

Getting work ain't easy in the hills of tennessee
But things are bad all over my friends keep telling me
Even though i grew up there and never thought i'd leave
Had too many bills to pay, seven mouths to feed
Movin' to the city was all that i could do
Got them hillbilly blues

People here won't say goodmorning, they won't even take the time
I guess i know just how it feels to have something on your mind
So all i want is to go back home and fish in a mountain stream
This ol' life i'm living lord, you know it ain't for me
They say the sun it shines out here, but all i see is rain
Got them hillbilly blues
Got them hillbilly blues

All i want is to go back home and fish in a mountain stream
This ol' life i'm living lord, you know it ain't for me
They say the sun it shines out here, but all i see is rain
Got them hillbilly blues
Hillbilly blues
Hillbilly blues

(gary rossington, johnnyvan-zant, robert johnson, michael lunn)

There's a grey horse standin' still
As a soldier climbs in the saddle for one last ride
As the rain pours off his hat
You can see the shadows of the past written in his eyes

Now the cannons are silent
His friends are all gone
Gotta put it all behind him
If he ever wants to find his way home
He's the last rebel on the road

Just a boy with his old guitar
Keeps to himself but everybody takes him wrong
But he carries on
Got a dream that will never die
Can't change him, no use in stayin' where you don't belong

Now he's rollin' down the highway
Gone too far too fast
No one will ever find him, he'll never look back

(chorus)
'cause he's the last rebel
And he's all alone
He's the last rebel
His friends are all gone
He's the last rebel
The last rebel on the road

There'll never be another like him
He's the last of a dying breed
Ain't no use in tryin' to tame him
'cause he's the last rebel

(repeat chorus)

(ed king - ronnie vanzant)

Daddy was a cajun, raised on southern land
And so my kinfolks tell me, was a street-fightin' man.
Well, they rushed him down to see the doctor
"hey doctor, won't you check his head?"
The only thing that was wrong with him
Was johnny walker's red
He drank ole poison whisky
'til it killed him dead.

It happened back in the bayou many years ago
Satan came to take him and he did it real slow
Well, they rushed him back to see the doctor
The doctor just shook his head,
"twenty years of rotgut whisky
Done killed the poor man dead."
He drank ole poison whisky
'til it killed him dead.

Take a tip from me, people... brothers can't you see
Ain't no future in ole poison whisky.
They're gonna rush you down to see the doctor,
The doctor's gonna shake his head.
The only thing he's gonna tell ya
"stop drinkin' johnny walker's red
Don't drink poison whisky, don't you drink it boy.

(ed king - ronnie vanzant - gary rossington)

Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the southland
I miss alabamy once again
And i think its a sin, yes

Well i heard mister young sing about her
Well, i heard ole neil put her down
Well, i hope neil young will remember
A southern man don't need him around anyhow

Sweet home alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home alabama
Lord, i'm coming home to you

In birmingham they love the governor
Now we all did what we could do
Now watergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth

Sweet home alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home alabama
Lord, i'm coming home to you
Here i come alabama

Now muscle shoals has got the swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when i'm feeling blue
Now how about you?

Sweet home alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet home alabama
Lord, i'm coming home to you

Sweet home alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet home alabama
Lordy
Lord, i'm coming home to you
Yea, yea montgomery's got the answer

(gary rossington - dale krantz rossington - johnny vanzant)

Well, there's a devil in the bottle, staring straight at me
Daring me to reach out, but i know he's testing me
If i take just one sip, i become that devil's son
Act a fool, sell my soul before god and everyone
Oh lord, i know, i only hurt the ones i love

I'm walkin' down this dead end road, all alone and by myself
Wish i could blame the whiskey, but i can only blame myself
Running out of chances, and lord that's such a crime
I got to find the answer before i lose my mind
Oh lord its a cryin shame, oh lord i've caused so much pain
I only hurt the ones i love

There's a devil in a bottle that just won't let me be
So many times i've been hurtin' my soul and family
But i got free on the day i fought the
Devil in the bottle

The next time that ol' devil tries to get the best of me
I'll smash that bottle against the wall and know i'm finally free
There's a devil in a bottle that just won't let me be
There's so many times i let him hurt me
I got free the day i fought the
Devil in the bottle
Devil in the bottle
Devil in the bottle