The Man In The Bed lyrics

Dave Alvin

(Blue Horn Toad Music, BMI)



The man in the bed isn`t me

Now I slipped out the door and I`m runnin` free

Young and wild like I`ll always be

No the man in the bed isn`t me.



And these tremblin` hands, they`re not mine

Now my hands are strong and steady all the time

They can swing a sledge hammer or soothe a baby that`s cryin`

These trembling hands, they`re not mine.



Now the nurse over there doesn`t know

That I ain`t some helpless old so-and-so

I could have broken her heart not that long ago

Now the nurse over there doesn`t know.



That the man in the bed isn`t me

‘Cause I slipped out the door and I`m runnin` free

Young and wild like I`ll always be

The man in the bed isn`t me.



I`m the man I`ve always been

I`m the kid who rode the rails through the Great Depression

I fought in the big war and marched for the Union

I`m the man I`ve always been.



So don`t believe what the doctors say

They`re just makin` things up so they can get paid

Yeah, and it ain`t me they`re talkin` about anyway

So don`t believe what the doctors say.



‘Cause the man in the bed isn`t me

Well I slipped out the door and I`m finally free

Young and wild like I`ll always be

No the man in the bed isn`t me

No the man in the bed isn`t me

No the man in the bed isn`t me.