Kings and Queens
I've worn a lot of good leather out
Walkin' the floor over you
I've been down some white lines
Crossed over state lines
Thinkin' I might find somebody new
But with every step I've taken
I haven't shakened
That sweet memory of you
And as long as theres traces
I'll tie up the laces of my old heartbreak shoes
These heartbreak shoes can't walk away my blues
As long as they keep running back to you
And I know by the day that my days are through
I've walked a million miles in these heartbreak shoes
I've walked out
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
written by Warren Zevon 1976 Zevon Music BMI
(note from Zevonfan1--I greatly prefer the alternate reading of "And I DON'T intend to use it on myself")
So much to do, there's plenty on the farm
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Saturday night I like to raise a little harm
I'll sleep when I'm dead
I'm drinking heartbreak motor oil and Bombay gin
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Straight from the bottle, twisted again
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Well, I take this medicine as prescribed
I'll sleep when I'm dead
It don't matter if I get a little tired
I'll sleep when I'm dead
I've got a .38 special up on the shelf
I'll sleep when I'm dead
If I start acting stupid
I'll shoot myself
I'll sleep when I'm dead
So much to do, there's plenty on the farm
I'll sleep when I'm dead
Saturday night I like to raise a little harm
I'll sleep when I'm dead