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The Man in the Bed Lyrics

Artist: Dave Alvin
Album: Ashgrove

Dave Alvin
(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)

The man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me
Now I slipped out the door and Iâ‚¬â„¢m runninâ‚¬â„¢ free
Young and wild like Iâ‚¬â„¢ll always be
No the man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me.

And these tremblinâ‚¬â„¢ hands, theyâ‚¬â„¢re not mine
Now my hands are strong and steady all the time
They can swing a sledge hammer or soothe a baby thatâ‚¬â„¢s cryinâ‚¬â„¢
These trembling hands, theyâ‚¬â„¢re not mine.

Now the nurse over there doesnâ‚¬â„¢t know
That I ainâ‚¬â„¢t some helpless old so-and-so
I could have broken her heart not that long ago
Now the nurse over there doesnâ‚¬â„¢t know.

That the man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me
â‚¬ËœCause I slipped out the door and Iâ‚¬â„¢m runninâ‚¬â„¢ free
Young and wild like Iâ‚¬â„¢ll always be
The man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me.

Iâ‚¬â„¢m the man Iâ‚¬â„¢ve always been
Iâ‚¬â„¢m the kid who rode the rails through the Great Depression
I fought in the big war and marched for the Union
Iâ‚¬â„¢m the man Iâ‚¬â„¢ve always been.

So donâ‚¬â„¢t believe what the doctors say
Theyâ‚¬â„¢re just makinâ‚¬â„¢ things up so they can get paid
Yeah, and it ainâ‚¬â„¢t me theyâ‚¬â„¢re talkinâ‚¬â„¢ about anyway
So donâ‚¬â„¢t believe what the doctors say.

â‚¬ËœCause the man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me
Well I slipped out the door and Iâ‚¬â„¢m finally free
Young and wild like Iâ‚¬â„¢ll always be
No the man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me
No the man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me
No the man in the bed isnâ‚¬â„¢t me.

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