From the recording DUST
(Lucas)
Lyrics
Mama said Daddy was a deadbeat drunk then she pulled up the cover and she died / Daddy took a drink and then he wiped his jaw, said, Son, that's a lie and here’s why: / I can beat the bottle anytime I want, once I’ve made my mind, it’s set / Where’s it writ that I can’t quit, I just ain’t wanted to yet / Whiskey railroad—just one more ride then you’ll get off / Whiskey railroad--when you jump the tracks, that’s your stop / Daddy spent his draw on raw white mule then he beat us with the back of a spade / But he corked the jug and he kicked that corn the day we laid him in the grave / Sister might’ve fallen down weeping in fits and Brother’s eyes might’ve been wet / And I might mourn like a true firstborn, we just ain’t wanted to yet / Chorus / Preacherman says, It’s dust to dust, let us not forget / This soul has flown to the judgment throne, it just didn’t want to yet / Chorus / Daddy said, I can beat the bottle anytime I want I just ain’t wanted to yet