Two Roads | Butch Hancock & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Two Roads - Written by Butch Hancock Recorded Live May 11, 2021 McGonigel's Mucky Duck | Home of the Livest Music in Texas™ Become a supporting member at: https://livefromnorfolkstreet.com/ Lyrics: Well I give my heart for your attention I give my soul to the skys above And I got thoughts I just can't mention If you listen kind of close, you're going to hear enough This ol' world spins like a minor miracle The sun and the moon they go 'round just for you But deep inside there's a finer circle And my friend that's the wheel that must run true You can drive all day and never leave Texas You can drive all night long and never leave home Everything's real, but not everything mixes And there's some things even love leaves alone There's a fork in the road where I seek my fortune One road to life, one road to ruin I flip my ____ and I started marchin' High on that mountain between the roads a storm was brewin' Right beside the road sat an old gray indian Her twin sister she was sitting on the other side I asked 'em both for there opinion Which road was the road which lead to life Now one tells the truth, one always lies One sound like an angel, one sound like a witch When they spoke, they spoke together 'Til this poor boy couldn't tell which witch was which Well I got my soul set on a firm foundation I can barley tell, tell the right from left Now what's it going to be, my true destination A life of charity, or a life of theft This ol' world spins like a minor miracle The sun and the moon they go 'round just for you But deep inside there's a finer circle And my friend that's the wheel that must run true Well I give one woman my shoes my feet were filling I give the other a little money from my gunny sack I gave one road my belt and my sombrero I gave the other road my shirt right off of my back Then I ran through the briars and I ran through the brambles Neither time nor pain was I countin' Up rocky ridges through ruble I rambled Forsaking two roads to climb one mountain At the top of the world the sky was clearing You could see forever, yeah far and wide I saw two roads split apart behind me Baby, they came together again on the other side You can drive all day and never leave Texas You can drive all night long and never leave home Everything's real, but not everything mixes And there's some things even love leaves alone Yeah, there's some things even love leaves alone Aw, there's some things that even love leaves alone